Steps forward have been taken New South Wales, Australia, for the largest battery storage system anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.

EnergyAustralia is tentatively planning to build a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS) on land it owns in New South Wales.

At RE+ 2022 last month, Energy-Storage.news met with leading figures from the energy storage industry for a series of exclusive interviews.

New large-scale battery storage in Australia will increase competition and put downward pressure on costs of ancillary services.

The US and India have launched a joint energy storage taskforce to support the integration of new renewable energy resources.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended inauguration for energy network enabling entire town to source its electricity from solar PV.

Turkey’s moves to adapt energy market rules will create “exciting” opportunities for energy storage and renewables.

Second Renewable Energy Target auction held in Victoria, Australia, won by six solar PV projects, four of which include battery storage.

Australia’s national Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested to help a 100MW/200MWh battery storage project reach financial close.

Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi has bought the remaining 19.9% stake held in Hitachi Energy by its joint venture partner ABB.