Three massive BESS projects have been launched in Europe: BW ESS has broken ground on a 1GW/5.7GWh system in Germany, while Greenvolt and Giga Storage have enlisted suppliers (BYD and Tesla) for 2.4GWh and 2.8GWh projects in Poland and Belgium.

The rising costs of coal and gas mean that the adoption of renewable energy is a “survival issue” for countries in Southeast Asia, and energy storage is critical to the transition.

Wärtsilä has brought the 150MW/300MWh Bungama BESS online in South Australia, for owner and operator Revera Energy.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted the 600MWh Comet Park BESS for federal environmental assessment under the EPBC Act.

Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.5GWh of battery storage by 2032.

Spanish utility Iberdrola’s subsidiary Avangrid has announced plans to construct a 41MW/82MWh BESS facility in Gilliam County, Oregon.

EnBW and VPI have launched construction on large-scale BESS projects in Germany, while Elements Green and Eku Energy have agreed supply and acquisition deals respectively for separate 400MW/1,600MWh projects.

Axpo and e-Storage have partnered on a BESS in southern Italy, RES Group has signed a full-scope battery asset management agreement in Sweden, while R.Power has agreed to sell a Poland BESS project to Engie.

On 29 June, the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) and the China Automotive Battery Industry Innovation Alliance jointly released the ‘Initiative on Standardising Supplier Payment Practices for Power and Stationary Storage Battery Enterprises.’

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen Australia has begun construction of a 215MW/963MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its 440MWp Culcairn Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia.