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Australian energy minister Chris Bowen (centre) convened a meeting with the country's state energy ministers in December, agreeing the plan to launch tenders in principle. Image: Chris Bowen via Twitter.

Australia will hold tenders to prioritise right mix of renewables and storage

December 8, 2022
Australia will launch a scheme to incentivise investment in the right mix of low-carbon energy sources and energy storage.
Average lithium battery pack prices, with the US$100/kWh threshold forecast for 2026 on far right hand side. Image: Solar Media with BloombergNEF data.

Lithium battery pack prices go up for first time since BloombergNEF began annual survey

December 6, 2022
Lithium-ion battery pack prices have gone up 7% in 2022, marking the first price rise since BloombergNEF began its surveys in 2010.
Yallourn power plant, scheduled for closured in 2028. Image: Wikimedia user Stephen Edmonds.

EnergyAustralia submits application for 1.4GWh BESS to replace Victoria coal plant

December 6, 2022
EnergyAustralia has filed planning applications for four-hour duration large-scale lithium BESS in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Inauguration for HiNA Battery Technology and Three Gorges Corporation's sodium-ion production facility. Image: China Three Gorges Corporation.

United Airlines invests in sodium-ion as first gigafactory for new battery tech opens in China

December 5, 2022
United Airlines has become an investor in Natron Energy as the world’s first sodium-ion gigafactory is opened in China.
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Invinity gets 15MWh flow battery order from Taiwan

December 1, 2022
Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) firm Invinity Energy Systems has secured a 15MWh order from industrial technology company Everdura in Taiwan, its largest to date.
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Approved: First BESS to share existing generator grid connection in Australia’s NEM

December 1, 2022
Approval granted in Australia for the first battery storage project to share grid connection point with an existing generation asset in National Electricity Market.
The 100MW diesel power plant and floating BESS in Davao de Oro. Image: AboitizPower.

Philippines’ Aboitiz Power commissions 49MW BESS on floating power barge

December 1, 2022
A 49MW battery storage system has just been commissioned at a floating diesel power plant in Mindanao, Philippines.
1.6MW solar PV array at a Rio Tinto mine in Queensland, Australia. Image: Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto to deploy US$400 million solar, battery storage at iron ore operations in Australia  

November 30, 2022
Rio Tinto has announced the latest steps in its plan to deploy 1GW of renewable energy for its operations in Pilbara, Australia.
Grid-scale battery storage project in the Philippines. Image: Wartsila.

Philippines regulators consider energy storage ownership rules and definition – report

November 29, 2022
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) and regulators are considering changing rules governing ownership of grid-connected energy storage systems.
NTPC's generation portfolio covers roughly a quarter of India's demand. Image: NTPC.

India’s NTPC holds BESS tender for Gujarat renewable energy park’s construction

November 29, 2022
Subsidiary of Indian state-owned power company NTPC has invited bids to deploy battery storage at renewable energy park in Gujarat.

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