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Loch Earba (pictured) was chosen for its ideal combination of topology and geology. Image: Gilkes Energy/Earba Storage

Scottish government grants planning consent for 1.8GW/40GWh UK pumped hydro project

April 7, 2025
Gilkes Energy has been awarded planning consent for its Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) scheme.
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Australian Labor Party pledges to introduce AU$2.3 billion home battery subsidy if re-elected

April 7, 2025
Anthony Albanese, leader of the Australian Labor Party, has pledged to introduce an AU$2.3 billion battery subsidy scheme if re-elected.
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American Clean Power Association proposes BESS safety plan and policy recommendations

April 4, 2025
Clean energy trade body American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a battery energy storage system (BESS) safety framework outlining key actions and policy recommendations for the industry.
EDF Renewables North America's Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio, US. Image: Matt Reese / Businesswire.
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Solar-storage PPA between EDF, Southern California Public Power Authority scrapped over rising costs

April 3, 2025
A PPA between EDF Renewables North America and Southern California Public Power Authority has been terminated after a final cost audit.
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Trump’s 1930s-level tariffs bring China battery duty to 82%, big increases for Southeast Asia

April 3, 2025
Donald Trump has announced his sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ global tariffs, with another new China tariff resulting in an effective doubling of the price of batteries and BESS imported from there to the US.
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Over 3GWh of BESS approved in UK in March

April 3, 2025
The UK saw 1,590MW/3,179MWh of grid-scale BESS projects approved last month, bringing the total approved projects to around 55.4GW/117GWh.
Anthony Albanese (pictured) and the Labor Party have taken on board the need for storage in making clean energy dispatchable, Dr Bruce Mountain said. Image: Anthony Albanese's office via Twitter.

Australia’s federal election: a shift in policy could cause ‘chaos and delay’

April 3, 2025
With Australia’s federal election set for 3 May 2025, Energy-Storage.news delves into how energy storage could be impacted.
Rendering of the 250MW/1,000MWh Oneida BESS, which is nearing completion. Image: NRStor.

Ontario IESO: ‘Considerable amount’ of battery storage will help meet Canadian province’s rising energy demand

April 2, 2025
Ontario’s electricity system will be able to handle rising demand, thanks in part to new battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Dry Bridge, a 20MW/80MWh BESS project which East Point Energy developed and brought into operation in 2023, on behalf of utility Dominion Energy which bought the project two years prior to that and before Equinor's acquisition of the developer. Image: East Point Energy.
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East Point withdraws 116MW BESS project in Upstate New York after town bans utility-scale storage

April 2, 2025
Equinor-owned East Point Energy has officially withdrawn plans to construct a 116MW standalone BESS in New York State.
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) India seeks projects with a 2:1 ratio of solar PV output to energy storage capacity in megawatts, with 4-hour duration storage capacity. Image: NHPC.

NHPC India solar-plus-storage tender seeks 1.2GW of PV, 600MW of 4-hour duration storage

April 1, 2025
NHPC India has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage, aiming to secure 1.2GW of solar PV capacity alongside 600MW/2,400MWh of storage.

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