Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has begun construction on the 300MW/1,500MWh Patache battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern Chile.

Intellectual property litigation attorney Isaku Begert of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP looks at energy storage system patent risks and the steps that can be taken to mitigate them.

Victorian energy storage designer and manufacturer PowerPlus Energy has secured AU$2.3 million (US$1.65 million) in funding from ARENA.

New Zealand generator-retailer Genesis Energy has reached Final Investment Decision (FID) on the second stage of its Huntly battery energy storage system (BESS).

HD Renewable Energy and utility Tokyo Gas signed a deal for two large-scale projects in another busy week for Japan’s growing battery storage market.

Pacific Energy has been awarded a contract by Territory Generation to deliver 81MWh BESS across Australia’s Northern Territory.

CleanPeak Energy Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (SEI), one of Australia’s largest owners and developers of sub-5MW solar and battery storage assets.

Building BESS is complicated, with myriad considerations around supplier contracts, site acceptance tests, data analysis, interface between different contractors.

On 16 April, battery storage solutions provider Sigenergy was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) under the stock code 06656.HK.

Hithium has signed a formal investment commitment to establish a manufacturing facility in Spain’s Navarre region.