Delays in product development, high commodity prices and investors pulling out were behind some of the most recent bankruptcies in the ESS battery technology space, which include Nilar, AMTE and Ambri.
Australian network company Ausgrid has launched a new energy storage-as-a-service (ESaaS) offering alongside Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia whilst launching its ninth community battery energy storage system (BESS) in Bondi, the eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
System integrator Wärtsilä has launched its newest energy management system (EMS) platform, while power solutions manufacturer Generac has acquired a company that makes them.
The Council of Menorca, one of Spain’s Balaeric islands, has detailed its energy transition plan for the next four years including 18MWh of distributed battery energy storage systems (BESS).
The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has published the regulatory basis for the €750 million (US$812 million) incentive scheme for renewables and energy storage manufacturing.
LG Energy Solution saw its revenues fall 30% in the second quarter of the year amidst a global EV market slowdown, and the company says its ESS segment could help offset this.
Honduras has launched a consultation on regulatory changes to its electricity network to help better integrate energy storage, which it said is key to maintaining stability, efficiency and sustainability of the network.
