Australia’s Victorian government has approved four new energy projects worth a combined AU$2.4 billion via its DFP, including 1,390MW of BESS.

Two potential game-changing developments for Brazil’s energy storage sector were announced this week by its regulator and its energy ministry.

The European Commission must “acknowledge the clear role of long-duration energy storage,” organisations including Energy Storage Europe and the LDES Council have urged.

Recharge Power, a Taiwanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and integrator, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Australian renewable energy developer Energy Decarb to establish a joint venture targeting the Australian solar PV and battery storage market.

Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with utility Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.

Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana BESS has reached full output, with the facility now listed as operating in Australia’s NEM.

Queensland Investment Corporation has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund.

We hear from Christina Hepp, strategy director at battery energy storage system (BESS) owner-operator Green Flexibility, on the big successes and challenges in the German market today.

Engineering giant Siemens will develop a reference architecture purpose-built for Nvidia AI data centres, in collaboration with Fluence and incorporating nVent-aligned design considerations.