The first half of the year saw mixed results among China’s leading ESS suppliers, though generally the industry is still performing strongly, writes PV Tech ESS analyst Charlotte Gisbourne. 

Hithium’s recent sodium-ion battery and BESS product launch is the latest in a long line of announcements showing an inflection point for the battery chemistry. But how do its new products compare to other sodium-ion systems out there, and to its own LFP offering?  

Having just begun construction on a 2.8GWh BESS in Belgium, Giga Storage has progressed its 1.4GWh project in Germany to the ready-to-build stage.

EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred a wind-plus-storage project featuring an 800MWh BESS for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

e-STORAGE has signed an agreement to supply and commission a 100MW/200MWh BESS for OX2’s Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in Australia.

IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh BESS to their existing co-operation. 

Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park combining solar PV, wind and energy storage in India.

A US Senate bill proposing to speed up permitting for energy projects has received a mixed response from clean energy industry and advocacy groups.

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Debmalya Sen, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), on a dynamic market landscape of tenders, tariffs and the race to build a domestic battery storage ecosystem.