Energy company EnergyAustralia has today (28 February) confirmed that it has started construction on its 350MW/1,400MWh Wooreen battery energy storage system (BESS) days after it reached financial close.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the second round of the Community Batteries Funding Program with AU$46.3 million (US$28.8 million) earmarked for successful applicants.
The European Union (EU) has launched the Clean Industrial Deal and Affordable Energy Action Plan, which dedicate at least €100 billion towards boosting industry, manufacturing and speeding up the rollout of renewables and energy storage.
Trina Storage has agreed a deal with Pacific Green to support the development of the 250MW/500MWh Limestone Coast North Energy Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Services has revealed that nearly 14GWh of long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects were successful in the latest New South Wales Roadmap competitive tender.
As Europe’s BESS industry matures, project owner-operators are taking on more control – and risk – when it comes to procuring technology and services for their projects.
European lithium-ion OEM Northvolt has sold the division in which its ESS manufacturing plant in Poland sits, as it continues to divest non-core assets amidst its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
