Curtailment of solar PV and wind continued to increase in Chile last year and passed 6TWh according to the Chilean renewable energy and energy storage association ACERA.
Jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen’s Lockhart CL I and II battery energy storage system (BESS) projects have reached commercial operations in San Bernardino County, California, US.
2025 saw genuinely large-scale BESS projects start construction in Germany, strengthening confidence among stakeholders. But significant challenges remain around grid connection, connection agreements and access to revenue streams, an operator said.
US vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech startup Nuvve has revealed stationary storage projects and partnerships in Asia, North America and Europe as the company broadens its focus.
News from Canada, as NB Power issues a request for expressions of interest for 50MW of energy storage, while Boralex commissions its energy storage project with Walpole Island First Nation.
Giriraj Rathore, senior director of global business development at Hithium, discusses market and technology development dynamics as part of our annual Q&A series.