A solar and storage project totalling 20MW has entered commercial operation in Malawi, which the companies involved say is the first grid-connected utility-scale co-located project to do so in sub-Saharan Africa.

Energy conversion equipment specialist Ingeteam has supplied a battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Puertollano facility in Spain, the world’s largest operational green hydrogen plant.

Energy solutions integrator Alfen is building a 12MW battery energy storage system (BESS) with black start functionality for co-location with a wind farm in Finland.

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has successfully raised £150 million (US$189 million).

An energy storage target policy could be an effective way for Australia’s new government to follow through on decarbonisation promises.

Specialist insurer Altelium has launched a new ‘all risk’ battery energy storage system (BESS) insurance solution, in partnership with global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin.

Canadian Solar has said its project development arm has a pipeline of more than 27GWh of battery storage projects.

A 200MW BESS to be located in Lancashire, northern England, has secured planning permission.

Siemens’ international financing arm, US development bank NADBank and energy storage developer EnerSmart Storage have signed a US$78.2 million loan facility to finance a fully merchant battery storage project in California totalling 165MW.

Taiwan’s renewable energy goals will only be made possible with the deployment of energy storage, TCC chairman says.