ABB contributes to Philippines power company SMC’s 1,000MW battery project pipeline
ABB will add at least 80MW of battery storage to Philippines energy company SMC Global Power Holdings’ planned US$1 billion portfolio in the country.
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Wärtsilä’s Philippines ESS projects: ‘Southeast Asia energy market is really exciting’
The Philippines is set to become a “full-sized market” for energy storage within a couple of years, according to Wärtsilä’s director for the Australasia region.
UK government’s US$100m long-duration energy storage funding competition underway
Details of the UK government’s upcoming long duration energy storage innovation competition have been revealed, with an event to provide application support this month.
State government-owned energy company plans 300MWh battery plant in Queensland, Australia
A new 150MW / 300MWh battery energy storage project is being considered in Queensland, Australia, by Stanwell, an electricity generation and retail company which is owned by the state’s government.
Solar-plus-batteries chosen to replace 522MW Nevada coal plant
Nevada utility NV Energy has proposed building two large-scale solar-plus-storage plants to replace a coal plant as part of the company’s triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filing.
Hybridising power generation with storage: ‘Much remains to be addressed’ says FERC
There are several potential benefits to pairing electricity generation with energy storage, but US network operators still have some way to go to best accommodate the fast-growing interest in so-called ‘hybrid resources’.
Scatec awarded solar projects with 1,140MWh battery storage in South Africa government tender
Scatec has been awarded Preferred Bidder status for 540MW of solar projects with 225MW / 1,140MWh of battery storage through a government tender in South Africa.
Wärtsilä commissions 60MW / 60MWh of battery storage in Philippines
Power and energy systems technology group Wärtsilä has completed work on two large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Philippines.
India prepares to open up ancillary services market to energy storage
Aimed at ensuring reliability of electricity supply in the era of renewable energy, India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has drafted ancillary services market regulations allowing for energy storage and demand response resources to participate.
Scotland’s first transmission network-connected large-scale battery system under development
UK-headquartered battery storage asset owner and operator Zenobe Energy is developing Scotland’s first transmission-connected battery storage project, it has announced.
US$150m common stock offering to fuel Canadian Solar’s strategic growth including battery storage
Solar module manufacturer and developer Canadian Solar has launched a US$150 million fundraise to support its growth strategy and build out a substantial battery energy storage business.
Around 200GW of energy storage in US interconnection queues at end of 2020
A record amount of solar capacity and energy storage is currently in US transmission interconnection queues, according to a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Power Factors adds 100MW California battery project to recently-launched storage software platform
Renewable energy asset management software group Power Factors will add a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to its recently-launched battery storage performance management platform.
US Solar Energy Industries Association forms storage group, ESA appoints 2021 directors’ board
Two trade associations in the US have made significant changes with the aim of advocating for policies supporting the energy storage industry at federal and state-level.
Battery software startup TWAICE gets US$26m funding, aiming at EV and energy storage markets
TWAICE, a German battery analytics software company founded in 2018 which already counts Audi and Daimler as well as European energy utility companies amongst its customers, has raised US$26 million in a Series B funding round.
‘CO2 battery’ technology getting megawatt-scale demonstrator in Italy
A 2.5MW / 4MWh demonstration system using novel energy storage technology based on a “carbon dioxide battery” has begun construction in Sardinia, Italy.