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Sembcorp has been involved with UK BESS projects like the one pictured, which uses Fluence's containerised battery units. Image: Sembcorp.

Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage system to go online in Singapore next month

October 28, 2022
Electricity Market Authority confirmed the Southeast Asia region’s largest battery storage project on course for commissioning in November.
Corporate funding into energy storage companies: the first nine months of this year have already blown away the full-year totals for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Image: Solar Media, data from Mercom Capital reports.

Energy storage corporate funding so far this year already exceeds 2021 total, Mercom says

October 27, 2022
More corporate funding went into energy storage companies in the first nine months of 2022 than in the entirety of last year.
The company's Michigan plant. Image: LG Energy Solution.

LG Energy Solution: US is our most important market

October 27, 2022
LG Energy Solution has said that the US is its most important target market, as the company reported record quarterly revenues for Q3 2022.
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Toyota second life battery storage system using multiple chemistries goes online in Japan

October 27, 2022
Automotive group Toyota and utility JERA have commissioned a battery storage system made up of lithium-ion, nickel metal-hydride and lead acid cells, something relatively novel in the sector.
Original design rendering of Energy Vault's gravity storage tech, which was used at one commercial demonstrator in Switzerland. Image: Energy Vault.

Energy Vault working on 500MWh battery project for Australian solar power plant

October 27, 2022
Gravity energy storage company Energy Vault’s battery storage division has been contracted to work on a 250MW two-hour duration project at a solar PV plant in Victoria, Australia.
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Construction starts on 1.4GWh compressed air energy storage unit in China

October 26, 2022
Construction has started on a 350MW/1.4GWh compressed air energy storage (CAES) unit in Shangdong, China.
An existing 'community battery' system in Western Australia. Image: Western Power.

Australia’s federal budget “finally delivers on clean energy” with near-AU$25 billion commitments

October 26, 2022
Australia’s budget includes nearly AU$25 billion for clean energy to ease cost of living pressures as well as help fight climate change.
The grid-stabilising BESS (pictured during construction) is at the site of Tonga Power's Popua Power Station, with the other at a separate site on Tongatapua. Image: Tonga Power.

Tonga’s first large-scale battery systems take country closer to achieving NDC climate targets  

October 25, 2022
The first utility-scale battery project in Tonga officially opened today at an event attended by the South Pacific Kingdom’s prime minister.
Queensland energy minister Mick de Brenni attended the launch of the Advanced Materials and Battery Council today at the state's parliament. Image: Thom Northcott, AMBC non-exec director via LinkedIn.

Batteries included: Australia to launch National Critical Minerals Strategy

October 25, 2022
Australia is developing a National Critical Minerals Strategy, including materials for batteries and other clean energy technologies.
hydrostor silver city australia compressed air energy storage

Australia throws AU$45 million support behind advanced compressed air energy storage project

October 25, 2022
ARENA funding will support Hydrostor’s advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales.

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