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Wildfire season causes many problems each year in the US including impacts on the electric grid and peoples' ability to keep the lights on. Pictured is a 2013 wildfire at Yellowstone National Park. Image: Mike Lewelling, National Parks Service via Flickr.

Biden launches US$5 billion grid resiliency grant programme for disadvantaged communities

July 26, 2022
The US Department of Energy has launched 140 programmes to advance equitable development of climate, sustainability, and health measures.
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India adds Energy Storage Obligation policy to renewable energy purchase scheme

July 26, 2022
India’s government has added an Energy Storage Obligation alongside its Renewable Purchase Obligation for the first time.
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Innergex brings online 9MW/9MWh first standalone battery storage project in France

July 25, 2022
Innergex has completed a BESS project in France, using a solution designed by a subsidiary of utility Hydro-Québec.
Renewables-plus-storage at Agnew Gold Mine, Australia. Image: EDL.

Battery-powered microgrid for ‘greener uranium mine’ in Niger, Africa

July 25, 2022
Early engineering work has begun on a hybrid power plant project at a uranium mine in the Republic of Niger.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Australian Capital Territory government ‘invests’ in 250MW battery project

July 25, 2022
The state government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will pledge funding towards a BESS rollout.
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Slowdown in BESS deployments on CAISO grid in lead-up to peak summer season

July 22, 2022
Battery storage deployments on the California ISO (CAISO) grid slowed in the lead-up to the peak summer season, with no new battery energy storage connected in May and only 65MW added in June.
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Enel Green Power, RWE make progress with Texas large-scale wind-plus-storage projects

July 22, 2022
Enel Green Power has completed a wind-plus-storage facility while RWE just installed all inverters on its own, both in Texas.
Ambri's liquid metal batteries are housed in stainless steel containers. Image: Ambri.

Ambri gets UL 1973 safety certification for liquid metal battery storage tech

July 22, 2022
Ambri, the US high temperature liquid metal battery startup, has received key UL 1973 certification for safe operation of its systems.
Image: esVolta.

Generate Capital enters front-of-the-meter energy storage market with developer acquisition

July 22, 2022
Generate Capital has acquired US large-scale battery storage developer esVolta.
Detail of cell stacks at the completed demonstration system at VRB Energy's project in Hubei Province. Image: VRB Energy.

First phase of 800MWh world biggest flow battery commissioned in China

July 21, 2022
Commissioning has taken place of a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian, China.

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