Acen Australia has submitted plans for a 440MW/1,760MWh BESS in Queensland to the Australian government’s EPBC Act.

Polaris Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), has submitted a battery energy storage system (BESS) standard offer (SO1) agreement to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB).

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the main electricity company in Sri Lanka, has issued an RFP for large-scale BESS.

FlexGen “felt compelled to step up” and ensure the continuity of operation of the more than 11GWh of assets deployed by acquisition target Powin.

Independent power producer (IPP) Africa REN has commissioned a solar and storage project in Senegal, which it claimed as the first of its kind in West Africa.

Fluence expects to hit the lower end of its previously issued revenue guidance for the 2025 financial year due to delays in ramping up at US production sites.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) have withdrawn plans to deploy a new 400MW/1,600MWh BESS.

Massachusetts’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) and the state’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) have launched a request for proposals (RFP) for approximately 1,500MW of mid-duration energy storage systems.

Wood Mackenzie’s BESS supply rankings list shows ‘intensifying regional competition and shifting dynamics’ as Tesla remains number one.

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