Many ASEAN countries are advancing their adoption of renewable energy with the support of regulators, but the same can’t yet be said for energy storage technologies.

Battery expert and electrification enthusiast Stéphane Melançon at Laserax discusses characteristics of different lithium-ion technologies and how we should think about comparison.

South Africa needs to prioritise grid-located battery storage if it is to overcome the ongoing ‘load-shedding’ power outage crisis plaguing the country.

Projects in Massachusetts have been granted key approvals, ending a situation described as a regulatory “black hole” by one local news outlet.

More similarities exist between the business models of trading energy from batteries and other, more ‘traditional’ types of asset than many people realise.

In June, Japanese renewable energy developer Pacifico Energy made the first trades from BESS assets in the country’s power markets.

Ontario and Alberta account for the bulk of Canada’s installed, planned and proposed large-scale energy storage today. The rest of the country can lean on the experiences and lessons learned, Andy Colthorpe hears from developers and expert voices.

Vietnam’s VinES Energy Solutions has partnered with SolarBK to promote the integration of battery storage with rooftop solar PV.

The Philippines has turned its focus onto transitioning its energy sector to larger shares of renewable energy. Carlos Nieto of ABB writes about how the company delivered a 60MW battery storage project in alignment with that aim.

Ontario’s electric system operator has announced the award of contracts to a further eight battery storage projects in expedited RFP.