Another edition of news in brief, focusing on the UK market with Wärtsilä, Canadian Solar, Gresham House and Eku Energy.

Sahand Karimi, CEO of OptiGrid, tells ESN Premium that the majority of BESS projects in the NEM “rarely go fully contracted”.

Stor-Energy has submitted plans for a 730MWh battery storage project in New South Wales to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Developer Winda Energy will put a 30MW/60MWh BESS in Finland into operation next year, built with technology supplied by European companies.

One of the world’s major players in solar PV is also becoming a well-known name in the energy storage system (ESS) space.

Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has acquired the 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek BESS in New South Wales, Australia.

Australia’s AusEnergy Services (ASL), formerly AEMO Services, has released the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 6 parameters, seeking an initial 2,400MWh of dispatchable capacity in Western Australia.

Lyten’s deal to acquire and recommence operations of European battery firm Northvolt out of bankruptcy has winners and losers, but some of the challenges that led to its demise have already been solved.

Officials at the Zoning Board of Appeals for Hamilton County, Indiana, have rejected an application for a lithium iron phosphate BESS from developer Aypa Power.

Utility Portland General Electric (PGE) announced the completion of three battery energy storage systems (BESS) totalling more than 1.9GWh in Portland, Oregon, US.