Enel X has announced its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Australia, which will help Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) in South Australia “intelligently manage” its energy use. 

Equinor has acquired a 45% stake in UK utility-scale energy storage and stability services developer Noriker Power.

The Ministry of Energy in Lithuania has officially launched a project to deploy 200MW / 200MWh of battery storage in the northern European country. 

The Victorian Big Battery, a 300MW / 450MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia, has been officially opened by the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change for the state of Victoria. 

FlexGen Power Systems will provide 2.1GWh of battery storage solutions to a project in California which exemplifies the state’s “leadership” in the transition to a modern, cleaner grid, the company’s CEO has said. 

Vertically-integrated solar PV company Canadian Solar has raised US$150 million through a share offering, with proceeds set to help the manufacturer expand its energy storage arm.

The new edition of our quarterly journal PV Tech Power, volume 29, is now available to download, including our comprehensive cover story on solar’s critical next decade.

Development has begun in Japan of a marine battery storage vessel that would be charged at sea from offshore wind and then carry the power back to land.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage, this time focusing on long-duration.

Subsea engineering and floating and offshore renewable energy company G8 will use advanced lithium-ion battery technology produced by 3DOM Singapore (3DOM SG) in all of its renewable energy projects in Asia.