The Ministry of Energy of Romania has reopened a competitive solicitation for battery storage for the grid integration of renewable energy, seeking “at least” 240MW and 480MWh of resources.

Spain-headquartered Ingeteam has landed a deal to provide power conversion system (PCS) equipment for a solar-plus-storage in Chile with, according to its developer Grenergy, the world’s largest BESS.

Lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills discuss the challenges for the nascent European gigafactory ecosystem in light of heavy competition from the US and China, alongside the role that energy storage system (ESS) demand will play.

Solar developer Lightsource BP has energised its first BESS project, in the UK – the first of its global multi-gigawatt pipeline.

After coming down last year, the cost of containerised BESS solutions for US-based buyers will come down a further 18% in 2024, Clean Energy Associates (CEA) said.

US utility Xcel Energy has revealed energy deployment plans for the Upper Midwest region, including 3.6GW of renewables and 600MW of energy storage by 2030.

System integrator Powin has been enlisted by oil, gas and renewable energy firm Galp to install a battery energy storage system (BESS) at a PV plant in Portugal, Powin’s first in Europe.

A bill aimed at creating a pilot programme to incentivise energy storage deployment in New Jersey has advanced through the US state’s legislature after senators voted in its favour.

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Engie has started construction on a BESS project in Chile with a 5-hour duration.

Another roundup of news in brief from the UK’s busy energy storage market with project and financial news from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, and a tax break for home batteries.