Allianz GI, Luxcara and Return have acquired BESS projects and portfolios in Germany, Finland and Spain; Low Carbon, OX2, Cero Generation and Revera have taken FIDs on projects in Poland, Finland and the UK; and NHOA Energy has received a 600MWh order in Italy. All in all, the projects total at least 3.7GWh of capacity.

Speaking to ESN Premium, Tom Best and Rachel Rundle of Eku Energy explore some of the key policies and drivers of Australia’s ESS market.

Iron-sodium battery manufacturer Inlyte Energy and data centre operator NTS Colocation are partnering to deploy 2MW of iron-sodium battery capacity by 2028.

Trina Storage, the BESS arm of Trinasolar, has made a commitment to invest in Gore Street Capital’s new EU-focused private BESS fund.

Utility Xcel Energy will install 30GWh of US startup Form Energy’s iron-air batteries at a data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, belonging to tech giant Google.

European Union countries have made limited progress on energy storage deployment and electricity network flexibility recommendations.

A flurry of BESS project news from big-name players in Western Europe in the run-up to the Energy Storage Summit next week, with Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode moving projects forward in Germany, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Highlights include a 15-year toll between Drax and Zenobē, and multiple 4-hour duration systems.

Recent developments from India’s emerging energy storage sector highlight a broadening of interest in diverse technologies and applications.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has submitted the 780MW second stage of its Supernode BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act process for review.