Ayala’s ACEN Corp has loaned PHP9 billion (US$144 million) to subsidiaries within the group for renewable energy and battery storage projects.

In this interview with ESN Premium, Sahand Karimi of OptiGrid discusses how BESS warranties and constraint management shape trading behaviour

Australia’s 58 grid-scale battery storage systems in the NEM generated a combined AU$28.79 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS revenue.

EPC Renewables has signed an MoU with state-linked utility Energy Fiji Limited for the development of the Yaqara Solar & Battery Project.

Octopus Australia has referred the Blackstone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 500MW/2,000MWh standalone facility, to Australia’s federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak have closed financing for a 100MW/400MWh battery storage project, which was one of four winning bids in a Malaysian government tender.

EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred the Wala Wala Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project, a 300-400MW facility in NSW.

Copper theft has become a recurring security issue at Australian battery storage sites, with one regulator reporting multiple incidents.

OptiGrid has been selected by Vena Energy to provide trading optimisation services for the 408MW Bellambi Heights BESS in Australia.

Energy Vault has completed the acquisition of the underlying project land for its 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern New South Wales, Australia.