NZ’s electricity system is expected to fall below minimum security standards by 2031 despite a record of new generation and BESS projects.

Western Australia to expand renewable energy and energy storage across the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS). 

Utility DTE Energy has said it will forego customer rate increases for two years dependent on the success of a US$16 billion data centre campus involving a battery energy storage system (BESS).

IPP Grenergy has entered into a long-term toll with an ‘investment grade’ international utility for a solar PV co-located BESS of 680MWh in Spain.

Sumitomo Electric will supply a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system to enable grid integration of wind energy in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

PV inverter manufacturer and energy storage system integrator Sungrow has re-filed its listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX).

Australian infrastructure contractor GenusPlus Group has been awarded an AU$110 million (US$78.5 million) engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for the 200MW/800MWh Koolunga battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

ARENA is supporting two First Nations-led microgrid projects in the Northern Territory (NT) with AU$11 million in funding.

Utility Georgia Power has filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve an all-source capacity request for proposal (RFP) for 2,000MW – 6,000MW of new dispatchable capacity resources in the US state.

Battery manufacturer CATL and system integrator HyperStrong have entered into a 60GWh sodium-ion battery order deal, which CATL said marks a ‘turning point in the industrialisation of sodium-ion batteries’.