Energy storage’s role in enabling decarbonisation and economic growth was at the heart of discussions at Energy Storage Summit Asia 2023.

Many ASEAN countries are advancing their adoption of renewable energy with the support of regulators, but the same can’t yet be said for energy storage technologies.

The Philippines has turned its focus onto transitioning its energy sector to larger shares of renewable energy. Carlos Nieto of ABB writes about how the company delivered a 60MW battery storage project in alignment with that aim.

Rondo Energy, which counts Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures among its investors, intends to scale up annual production capacity of its thermal storage tech to 90GWh.

Pacific island country of Palau has welcomed the commissioning of its first large-scale solar-plus-storage project, representing the largest power plant of its kind in the Western Pacific region.

Japan’s Marubeni Corporation working with Vietnamese battery and energy-as-a-service provider VinES to develop energy storage facilities.

Banpu NEXT is targeting the Asia-Pacific region’s battery-based clean energy opportunities with battery manufacturer Durapower.

Steps forward have been taken for the first pilot deployment of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Vietnam.

Bitech has received a Letter of Intent from Nam Viet Green Energy for solar, battery storage project financing and execution.