The Department of Mineral Resource and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa has issued its request for proposals (RFP) for six battery storage projects totaling 513MW/2,052MWh, with a July deadline.

rPlus Hydro has submitted a Final License Application for a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Nevada, US, its second Application in 2023.

The UK government is looking to bring in policy specifically around long-duration energy storage (LDES) by the end of next year.

Energy Vault has confirmed its increased guidance for 2022, posting US$146 million in revenue of which two-thirds came in Q4.

ACWA Power has signed agreements to develop 1.4GW of solar PV and 1.2GW of energy storage projects in Uzbekistan.

Investment firms PASH Global and ERIH Holdings have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop utility-scale solar and battery storage projects in Paraguay.

The Premier of Queensland announced a major transmission line project to unlock 6GW of renewable energy, enabling the Australian state to create a homegrown clean energy value chain.

Swathes of energy storage projects including battery storage and pumped hydro have been approved by the regulator in Greece, as the country prepares for a big battery storage auction.

Some 100-200MW of grid-scale battery storage could come online in Sweden this year, local developer Ingrid Capacity told Energy-Storage.news.

Hitachi Energy has installed a 6.25MW/7.5MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Faroe Islands for utility SEV, with substantial benefits to a connected wind farm.