An AU$120 million (US$81.34 million) government funding round has opened in Australia for community battery energy storage projects.

Duke Energy’s 11MW/11MWh battery storage project, despite modest size, is thought to be the largest project of its type in North Carolina.

It is “vital” that energy storage systems are incorporated into the energy infrastructure of the Philippines, president has said.

The Australian market for residential battery storage grew by an estimated 55% in 2022 from the previous year, according to SunWiz.

Enel X and Magaldi Group have begun construction on 13MWh thermal energy storage plant based on patented technology.

Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy have announced a 200MW/400MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.

Canada will introduce tax credit incentives and invest in developing and manufacturing solar PV, energy storage and other renewable energy technologies in an Inflation Reduction Act-style scheme.

Fluence has launched a battery storage solution aimed at the market for energy storage as a transmission asset, called ‘Ultrastack’.

Wärtsilä’s battery energy storage system (BESS) product Gridsolv Quantum has achieved the “best possible outcome” in UL9540A testing.

Texas continues to be a hotbed for energy storage activity, as CATL announces major supply deal and first project to get ITC comes online.