The Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines government has confirmed that a tender for renewable energy projects with integrated energy storage will launch this year.

The government of the Philippines will begin a competitive solicitation process for variable renewable energy (VRE) paired with energy storage before the end of 2024.

A renewable energy subsidiary of the Philippine conglomerate Lopez Group has contracted for the deployment of battery energy storage system (BESS) resources at three geothermal sites.

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.

News in brief from around the word in energy storage with another edition of the Energy-Storage.news roundup.

It is “vital” that energy storage systems are incorporated into the energy infrastructure of the Philippines, president has said.

Proposed changes to rules and regulations will strengthen the Philippines’ position as leading energy storage market in the ASEAN region.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.

A 49MW battery storage system has just been commissioned at a floating diesel power plant in Mindanao, Philippines.