Amendments to rules for battery storage state-of-charge (SOC) in the ERCOT, Texas, market are ‘an improvement’ to the current ones but will still impact the ability of batteries to provide ancillary services, Gridmatic has said.

Eric Dresselhuys, CEO of iron and saltwater electrolyte flow battery provider ESS Inc speaks to Energy-Storage.news about markets, strategy and profitability for long-duration energy storage (LDES).

Boralex, EDF and Atura Power have submitted plans for BESS projects to the Town of Greater Napanee, Ontario.

Successful optimisation of batteries co-located with wind is complex but could help “unlock a blueprint” for managing assets at portfolio level, the chief executive of UK software company Arenko has said.

Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) has been handed the title of “most volatile electricity market” in the world, with an urgent need for energy storage to mitigate that volatility.

Hitachi Energy has acquired Spanish power electronics and energy management system manufacturer Eks Energy (EKS) from battery storage system integrator Powin.

A 110MW/440MWh battery storage project in New York has been given the green light by regulators, ahead of the launch of tenders which could create a significant market opportunity in the state.

BESS with up to 4-hour duration helping to meet summer peaks, but long-duration energy storage may be key to managing winter demand.

Company valuations and developer premiums for project sales have come down in the UK market amidst rising financing costs and plummeting revenues.

The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) energy storage market is in its infancy but has the potential to leapfrog more developed markets with Poland in a leading position, said executives from Fluence.