The Queensland government has reportedly shelved the proposed AU$6 billion (US$4 billion) Mt Rawdon pumped hydro project, ending state support for a mine-repurposing scheme that had attracted AU$50 million in government funding.

The Argentinian Government has awarded 700MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in its latest tender, AlmaSADI, covering the entire country.

Energy-Storage.news Premium catches up with Giovanni Damato, US president of organic flow battery company CMBlu Energy about the company’s recent activity.

Update 16 July 2026: Energy Storage Europe sent a statement to Energy-Storage.news on the leaked plan.

Australia’s AEMC is consulting on minimum system load in the NEM, with battery energy storage investment at the heart of the debate.

Peak Energy, ESS Tech Inc, and Unigrid have made recent announcements advancing sodium-ion energy storage technology in the US and Europe.

Liam Critchley takes a deep dive into battery state of health (SoH), one of the most important metrics for battery storage operational and lifecycle management.

HMC Capital has launched Illuma Energy, a new identity that brings together the ASX-listed asset manager’s energy investment, development and operating activities under a single platform.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile. 

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) development and investment company Frontier Power USA (FPUSA) has exercised its exclusive Selection Right with respect to four BESS projects from clean energy platform Stella Energy Solutions.