On day one of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, the audience heard that although 2 to 4-hour duration battery energy storage systems (BESS) are favourable, longer durations are starting to challenge this.
In light of lengthy interconnection delays, independent power producer (IPP) NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has successfully renegotiated the terms of an offtake agreement associated with one of the developer’s solar and storage projects located in Clark County, Nevada.
February 2025 saw around 4.5GW/10.5GWh of grid-scale BESS deployments globally, with China continuing to account for the majority but Europe increasing its share from January.
The UK government has published a Technical Decision Document confirming crucial aspects of its long duration electricity storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, which includes increasing the minimum duration required from six hours to eight.
A news roundup focusing on system integrator Powin’s recent moves in the industry, resource updates in New Mexico and a newly announced energy management system from Prevalon.
Carlyle Portfolio Company-owned developer Copia Power has closed a US$1.71 billion debt facility to fund construction of its Maricopa Energy Centre Projects.
Florida’s largest utility, Florida Power & Light (FPL), is ramping up its energy storage ambitions across the Sunshine State, with plans to deploy over 2.2GW of new BESS between 2026 and 2027.
The government Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines has opened the initial steps of an auction scheme for renewables paired with energy storage.
