A 290MW coal plant in Colombia will be entirely converted into a renewable energy site using a combination of solar PV and battery storage.

Swedish wind power pioneer Eolus has made a final investment decision (FID) on a battery storage project in California, its third in the US, with a targeted commercial operation in 2024.

Energy trader Danske Commodities will optimise a BESS for parent company Equinor, while optimisation specialist Habitat Energy will manage a large fleet for investor Gresham House.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

Fire incidents have been reported within weeks of each other at two separate lithium-ion battery storage projects in the US state of New York.

The co-founder of new US developer Granite Source Power (GSP) discussed its for-sale 2GW ERCOT BESS pipeline including a large, 500MW project near Houston, and why it entered the market.

Ontario and Alberta account for the bulk of Canada’s installed, planned and proposed large-scale energy storage today. The rest of the country can lean on the experiences and lessons learned, Andy Colthorpe hears from developers and expert voices.

Metals group BASF has begun commissioning on what it claimed is the first combined battery cathode materials production and recycling plant, in Germany.

Developer Altea Green Power is selling 2GW of battery storage projects in Italy with expected ready-to-build (RTB) status in Q2 2025 – and responded to cautionary comments about large early-stage deals.

Australia’s government has made a AU$100 million (US$66.35 million) investment into the Waratah Super Battery, part of a total AU$500 million capital raise by the project’s developer.