Australia’s government has put its support behind two major transmission projects which will increase the utilisation of renewable energy.

AES Andes, a utility operating in South America owned by AES Corporation, has revealed plans to convert 560MW of thermal power generation into a molten salt-based energy storage plant in Chile.

Developer Primergy Solar has entered into a sole battery supply agreement with lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL for the Gemini solar-plus-storage project in Nevada, US.

Canadian Solar and Axium Infrastructure have begun operation of the Crimson Energy Storage large-scale battery system in California.

A roundup of energy storage news from Europe and South Africa, with Neoen, RWE and Bushveld / CellCube announcing major projects.

Balance Power and TagEnergy have partnered to build, own and operate 500MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across the UK.

Akaysha Energy has been selected for the Waratah Super Battery project in New South Wales, with Powin Energy as key equipment supplier.

E-mobility and energy storage solutions firm New HOrizons Ahead (NHOA) grew its energy storage revenues 2,752% in the third quarter of the year.

Long duration energy storage technologies like flow batteries, compressed air or gravity-based solutions look set to enter the market at scale in the second half of the 2030s, according to the DNV Energy Transition Outlook.

The US and the European Union have made a fresh pledge to support green energy in Africa.