2.6GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects have been successful in Western Australia’s first Capacity Investment Scheme tender.

There will be ‘foundational’ shifts in the US’ two largest renewables and energy storage markets this year, California (CAISO) and Texas (ERCOT), significantly affecting battery storage market participation.

EVLO Energy Storage vice president of business development and sales Martin Rheault speaks with Energy-Storage.news about differences in the US and Canadian storage markets, EVLO’s products, and changes in the US energy storage market.

Juan Ceballos, Trina Storage head of sales for Europe, tells ESN Premium how one of solar’s big players aims to become a major presence in energy storage.

On day one of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, the audience heard that although 2 to 4-hour duration battery energy storage systems (BESS) are favourable, longer durations are starting to challenge this.

Developers entering competitive solicitations for energy storage have been offered advice on how to be successful.

“BESS project financing is rapidly evolving,” says Niall Brady of Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).

Further developments from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market including new standards for BESS maintenance and operation and new BESS capacity announced by SDG&E.

MW Storage has enlisted optimiser Entrix to commercialise 50MW/100MWh of the capacity of a project twice that size in the town of Arzberg, Germany.