Four-hour battery storage is less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines in the 43 markets in which both technologies were modelled, according to a new report from market research firm Wood Mackenzie.

Energy storage is becoming an indispensable new-type power system infrastructure, CATL CEO and chairman Robin Zeng said in an industry speech last week.

Around 20.4GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) came online globally last month, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) total to 208GWh.

From the Midwest to New York, local and state governments are introducing new zoning rules and restrictions on BESS and data centre projects.

960MWh Summerfield BESS in South Australia enters commissioning, while Gotion starts building the 843MWh Lower Wonga project in Queensland.

ASL has set a target of 1,500MW of new firming infrastructure in NSW by the end of May 2033 and opened a consultation on the tender.

The expert judges’ difficult decisions to select winners from hundreds of worthy entries for the Energy Storage Awards 2026 are almost finalised.

Alberto Valenzuela discusses ahead of Energy Storage Summit Latin America about Mexico’s growing interest in renewables and energy storage, and the factors driving this growth.

Independent power producer (IPP) Clearway Energy has added 210MW of energy storage capacity to its Honeycomb Energy Centre fleet in Southern Utah, US.

Power group Engie has put an 142MW/802MWh BESS project in Chile into operation, while IPP Grenergy has secured financing for the fifth and final stage of its Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project.