Another edition of news in brief, this time from the UK’s booming large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) market.

Banpu NEXT is targeting the Asia-Pacific region’s battery-based clean energy opportunities with battery manufacturer Durapower.

Optionality is key for battery storage developers and owners when considering project augmentation, leading system integrators to enhance their augmentation offering.

Hy Stor Energy is seeking funding from the US Department of Energy for its Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH), a green hydrogen storage project.

A 100MW/200MWh battery storage project in Western Australia is about to begin its operational test phase ahead of commissioning.

UK-based utility Octopus Energy will optimise UK battery storage projects for UAE-based Masdar, which has committed to investing £1 billion (US$1.25 million) in the country’s grid-scale market.

Oil and gas firm TotalEnergies has enlisted subsidiary Saft to deploy a 25MW/75MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a refinery in Antwerp, Belgium.

Western Australia (WA) has said it will provide funding for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects that will be among the biggest in Australia to date.

Global battery storage system integrator Fluence doubled its revenues in the first three months of 2023 and increased its full-year guidance again.

Revenues for zinc battery firm Eos Energy Enterprises rebounded in the first three months of 2023, having fallen sharply in Q4 2022.