The UK’s NESO has cleared 150GW of BESS from its grid connection queues, according to figures from BloombergNEF.

Singapore-based Equis has launched GreenPoint Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary consolidating its Australian renewable energy and battery storage operations under a dedicated platform with a 2.5GW portfolio of 12 battery energy storage systems (BESS) and wind projects across every National Energy Market (NEM)-connected state.

Edify Energy has reached financial close on two solar-plus-storage projects in Queensland, totalling 600MW/2,400MWh of BESS.

EDP Renewables Australia has secured AU$3 million in funding from ARENA to develop the Braidwood Renewable Microgrid Project.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sunraycer Renewables has closed a US$901 million project financing facility, supporting three solar-plus-storage projects in Texas, US.

California, US-headquartered thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora has installed one of the world’s largest energy storage systems, in South Dakota.

Hitachi Energy has entered a 20-year service agreement with Australian developer Akaysha Energy to support the 155MW/298MWh Ulinda Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland’s Western Downs region.

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) has opened two tenders seeking 2.5GW of renewable energy generation and 12GWh of long-duration energy storage, marking the largest generation procurement in the state’s history under its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

Lenders are increasingly willing to back large-scale BESS projects in Germany that don’t have any contracted revenues, although that merchant risk is priced in to structures, an executive at Aquila Clean Energy EMEA said.

Large-scale BESS projects have been progressed in Italy, Romania, Germany, Poland, Denmark and elsewhere in Europe, totalling around 1GW under construction, 1GWh soon to be, and another 1GWh at earlier stages.