Econergy will soon start construction on a 50MW BESS project in Poland, the first of that scale to reach this stage in the market, the Israel-based IPP claimed.

The EU could save €9 billion a year in gas costs by deploying BESS to capture excess wind and solar, according to think tank Ember.

Developer FuturEnergy Ireland has announced its intentions to build Europe’s first iron-air battery energy storage system (BESS).

Eku Energy has begun its first battery storage project in Japan, while Gore Street Capital has raised funding for the country’s first energy storage-dedicated fund.

KEPCO, South Korea’s biggest electric utility, has welcomed the start of commercial operations at a portfolio of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) assets.

Philippines President Ferdinand ‘Bong Bong’ Marcos Jr has attended the inauguration of the country’s first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery factory.

The EU’s security requirements for energy assets including energy storage are increasing as the risks grow, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturer VRB Energy intends to build two factories in China through a joint venture (JV) and one in the US through a new subsidiary.

The Australian government’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources has indicated that lithium-ion batteries are poised to “dominate” stationary storage for durations under 4-hours, but alternative technologies could surpass them for long duration energy storage (LDES).

Pacific Green Technologies has applied for approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, for its 1GW/2.5GWh Portland BESS in Victoria, Australia.