Energy storage assets are versatile, profitable low carbon resources that need the right conditions and guidance to deliver value from the very start of operation, writes TWAICE.

The Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) is figuring out how energy storage technologies can be widely deployed in the country, overcoming constraints such as limited availability of land.

Many ASEAN countries are advancing their adoption of renewable energy with the support of regulators, but the same can’t yet be said for energy storage technologies.

Battery expert and electrification enthusiast Stéphane Melançon at Laserax discusses characteristics of different lithium-ion technologies and how we should think about comparison.

China-based, energy storage-focused lithium-ion battery manufacturer Hithium has raised US$621 million from private investors.

In June, Japanese renewable energy developer Pacifico Energy made the first trades from BESS assets in the country’s power markets.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

Australian renewables and storage developer Genex Power has switched on its first battery storage project and entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan’s J-Power.

Vietnam’s VinES Energy Solutions has partnered with SolarBK to promote the integration of battery storage with rooftop solar PV.

Australia’s government has made a AU$100 million (US$66.35 million) investment into the Waratah Super Battery, part of a total AU$500 million capital raise by the project’s developer.