IPP Linea Energy has closed a debt financing and preferred equity commitment for its 250MW/500MWh Mesa View energy storage project in Upton County, Texas, US.

Thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora Energy has announced a 5.8GWh “multi-day” TES project at Pratt Energy’s biorefinery in Pratt, Kansas, US.

Inaccurate state of charge (SOC) measurements can cost battery energy storage system (BESS) operators up to 15% in lost revenue, a persistent issue despite advances in monitoring technology.

BESS operators should be planning their projects against different locational price and charging regimes of the future rather than solely against the current revenue opportunities.

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.

Australia’s 59 grid-scale BESS earned a combined AU$88.91 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue in the NEM.

Origin Energy has referred a new BESS project, Eraring BESS North, for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Energy-storage.news spoke with Valentina Meneses at Americas Market Intelligence about emerging markets in Latin America and BESS challenge.

Maryland has conditionally selected two transmission-connected energy storage projects to receive Energy Storage Capacity Credit awards in the US state.