System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.

Developers must use all the tools at their disposal and be aware of the frontline climate risks that battery storage projects in Southeast Asia will be subject to.

Chinese system integrators have cemented their dominance of the global battery energy storage system (BESS) market, capturing 76% of global market share in 2025.

Renewables company CleanPeak Energy has inked a 15-year agreement to supply Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport with 100% renewable energy, with 30MW/120MWh of battery energy storage on-site as part of the commercial arrangement.

Power firm Engie has entered into a long-term flexibility purchase agreement with developer Ignis for 625MWh of BESS capacity in Spain.

Tech giant Amazon has signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure energy from IPP European Energy’s 220MWh Winton North solar-plus-storage project in northeast Victoria, Australia.

Zen Energy, a South Australian renewable energy company co-founded by economist Ross Garnaut, has appointed voluntary administrators after its retail business failed to secure a viable buyer.

The state-owned Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has revealed the qualified bidders for its second build own operate (BOO) BESS tender, totalling 3GW/12GWh of capacity across six projects.

AGL has delivered a solar and battery microgrid described as “one of the largest privately owned non-mining microgrids in Australia”.

A roundup of recent large-scale BESS activity in the UK, with IPPs ContourGlobal, Zenobē and Revera buying or taking FID on three separate projects totalling 3.6GWh of capacity.