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Rendering of how a grid-scale solar-plus-storage project using e-Zinc containerised battery systems might look. Image: e-Zinc
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Long-duration energy storage tech players Redflow, Rondo, ESS Inc and e-Zinc in finance, project partnership deals

July 2, 2024
Over the past few days, non-lithium long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology providers have made a plethora of announcements.
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The evolving landscape of international BESS transportation

July 2, 2024
With the transportation of BESS accounting for up to 15% of a project’s cost, careful consideration is needed, writes Vienna Zhou, CEO of TROES Corp.
An existing 'community battery' system in Western Australia. Image: Western Power.

ARENA awards US$94 million for community battery energy storage in Australia

July 2, 2024
ARENA has approved US$94 million in funding for community battery energy storage installations in Australia.
India's biggest solar-plus-storage project (pictured) pairs 40MW/120MWh of battery storage with a 100MWac PV plant in Chhattisgarh. It too was supported by SECI. Image: PIB Delhi

SECI launches 1,000MW/2,000MWh standalone BESS tender, India’s biggest to date

July 1, 2024
Solar Energy Corporation of India is tendering for BESS resources with aggregate output and capacity of 1,000MW/2,000MWh.
The newly installed battery has a capacity of 450kW/1.1MWh . Image: Origin Zero.

‘Power Melbourne’ community battery scheme underway in Victoria, Australia

June 27, 2024
The first community battery energy storage system (BESS) has been switched on as part of the ‘Power Melbourne’ initiative in Australia.
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AEMO says Australia’s NEM will need 49GW/646GWh of dispatchable storage by 2050

June 27, 2024
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP) providing an updated 30-year roadmap for the transition of the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Grid-forming BESS assets can provide inertia to maintain system stability. Image: Transgrid.

4.8GW of grid-forming BESS needed to maintain NSW system strength, says Transgrid

June 25, 2024
Transgrid, has indicated that 4.8GW of grid-forming BESS will be necessary to stabilise the grid in New South Wales to support renewable energy deployment.
Sungrow employees after the 23 May burn test, which took place at a third-party lab in Henan province, China. Image: Sungrow

Sungrow burns 10MWh of BESS to prove thermal runaway propagation risk mitigation  

June 24, 2024
Sungrow claimed fire test proves the safety of its battery energy storage system (BESS) solution even in the event of thermal runaway.
Neoen Collie Australia BESS capacity market tesla UGL

EY examines ‘complex’ battery storage market in Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index

June 21, 2024
Rankings by EY of the most attractive markets for renewable energy investment include battery storage, with US, China and UK as frontrunners.
With 1/3 of all homes hosting solar arrays, Queensland has Australia's highest uptake of residential rooftop solar, according to the state's Department of Energy and Climate: Image: Department of Energy and Climate via LinkedIn

Queensland designates battery-backed ‘Local REZ,’ approves local network energy storage

June 20, 2024
The Queensland government confirmed yesterday (18 June) that Caloundra, Australia, will house a Local Renewable Energy Zone (LREZ), with plans to triple rooftop solar PV generation.

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