The Indian Central Electricity Authority has advised state utilities and all renewable energy implementing agencies to co-locate energy storage systems (ESS) with solar PV in future tenders.

Toronto, Ontario-headquartered Hydrostor has received planning approval for a 200MW/1,600MWh advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales, Australia.

Community batteries are likely to become another tool in a decentralised energy grid, write Lachlan Hensey and Timothy Shue from Australia’s Yarra Energy Foundation.

Balance-of-plant (BOP) contractor Zenviron has secured a contract with EnergyAustralia to provide balance-of-plant design, construction, installation, and commissioning of a 350MW battery energy storage system in Victoria, Australia.

Acen Australia has started construction on a 200MW/400MWh BESS co-located at the 720MW New England site in New South Wales, Australia.

The CEO of ‘All-iron’ flow battery manufacturer ESS Tech Inc (ESS Inc) has resigned, one of a number of steps the company has taken to ‘position it for the future’ after slower-than-expected growth.

Pacific Green Technologies has agreed to sell its 500MWh Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS in South Australia to Intera Renewables.

Akaysha Energy has penned an offtake agreement with commodities trader Guvnor Group for its 205MW/410MWh Brendale BESS in Queensland.

Essential Energy, a state-owned electricity infrastructure company, has switched on three community batteries in the New South Wales towns of Maloneys Beach, Leeton and Goulburn in Australia.

Modo Energy has said that revenue for BESS in Australia’s NEM fell by 7% month-on-month in January, despite revenue tripling in Queensland.