The Argentinian Government has awarded 700MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in its latest tender, AlmaSADI, covering the entire country.

Update 16 July 2026: Energy Storage Europe sent a statement to Energy-Storage.news on the leaked plan.

Australia’s AEMC is consulting on minimum system load in the NEM, with battery energy storage investment at the heart of the debate.

Peak Energy, ESS Tech Inc, and Unigrid have made recent announcements advancing sodium-ion energy storage technology in the US and Europe.

Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) and Italian clean technology company Energy Dome have announced plans to develop the state’s first long-duration energy storage (LDES) facility.

A 19.8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is to be added to an existing solar-plus-storage facility in the Republic of Palau, with Australian development finance backing the expansion of one of the Western Pacific’s flagship hybrid renewable energy projects.

HMC Capital has launched Illuma Energy, a new identity that brings together the ASX-listed asset manager’s energy investment, development and operating activities under a single platform.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile. 

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) development and investment company Frontier Power USA (FPUSA) has exercised its exclusive Selection Right with respect to four BESS projects from clean energy platform Stella Energy Solutions.

Switzerland-headquartered power firm Alpiq will acquire a 90% stake in UK-based BESS developer-operator Harmony Energy.