In this interview with Energy-Storage.news, Colin Koon Peng Ho of Banpu NEXT explains why policy certainty now outweighs cost in APAC battery storage investment decisions, and discusses regulatory barriers, supply chain localisation and the most attractive BESS opportunities.

South Australia’s SA1 trading region reached the NEM AU$20,300/MWh price cap twice during the evening of 21 June.

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are becoming increasingly viable options to add flexibility to the European electricity network, according to a new report.

Battery storage is effectively a hardware-backed multi-strategy trading platform, writes Partha Sharma, president of BBNR Capital Management.

A group of sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery-focused companies have launched a new industry coalition, the American Battery Leadership Coalition (ABLC).

Wärtsilä spinning out its energy storage activities and divesting a 50% stake this week reflects difficulties in making the business profitable and synergistic within the wider group activities, analysts said.

Around 4.9GW/14.6GWh of large-scale BESS came online in May, with a much more balanced regional breakdown than usual.

Developers of battery storage projects across Southeast Asia must heed lessons learned elsewhere and engage with key stakeholders as early as possible, Energy-Storage.news has heard.

Energy-Storage.news presents this sponsored webinar with Clean Horizon, on how Germany’s grid connection agreements can affect the business case for battery storage projects.

ESN Premium speaks with ASL on the latest FERM tender results in South Australia and why batteries excelled.