A national solar energy industry association has criticised the UK government’s newly-released Battery Strategy for paying “insufficient attention” to opportunities presented by battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Financial commitments into utility-scale battery storage in Australia plummeted to just 13MW in Q3, although roughly ten times as much large-scale storage in megawatts have been commissioned so far this year compared to last.
Jennifer Downing, senior advisor to the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy (DOE) and author of a recent report into virtual power plant technology, speaks to Energy-Storage.news.
Wärtsilä Energy has launched its newest battery energy storage system (BESS) solution for utility-scale applications, claiming that it comes with enhanced safety features and improved energy density.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has embarked on the first of several planned large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Australia.
After a difficult couple of years which saw the trend of falling lithium battery prices temporarily reverse, a 14% drop in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack cost from 2022-2023 has been recorded by BloombergNEF.
The Australian government’s start of competitive tenders for dispatchable renewable energy capacity backed with energy storage is an unprecedented step for national energy policy.
Cost and availability of raw materials is the biggest among a number of challenges that must be addressed if US-made products will be able to meet demand for battery storage in the country.
