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The Maldives is home to more than half a million people, who live across its hundreds of islands, most of them relying on expensive and polluting imported diesel for their electricity. Image: wikimedia user Nevit Dilman.

Maldives reopens 40MWh battery storage tender for island solar

August 9, 2022
Republic of Maldives has reopened a tender process, seeking to procure 40MWh of battery energy storage systems.
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Inflation Reduction Act could mean the end of ‘dumb’ solar-plus-storage hybrids

August 9, 2022
Tax incentives for energy storage included in the US’ Inflation Reduction Act could mean fewer solar-plus-storage hybrid plants are built.
The renewable microgrid at Onslow. Its integration with the local network enabled the continuing adoption of rooftop solar PV in the town. Image: Horizon Power.

Western Australia utility replicating success of 100% renewable energy town

August 9, 2022
Onslow, Western Australia, is powered almost entirely by renewables, and the utility behind the project wants to roll out the technology.
A Burns & McDonnell BESS project site in Texas. Image: Burns & McDonnell.

US Inflation Reduction Act: Biden looks forward to making biggest-ever climate investment

August 8, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act took a significant step forward over the weekend as US vice-president Kamala Harris cast a decisive vote.
Design sketch for the project, which will allow dual land use activities, with sheep grazing planned on site. Image: Wirsol.

Wirsol gets New South Wales development approval for 235MW solar plant paired with grid-scale battery storage

August 8, 2022
Wirsol Energy has received development approval for its Maryvale solar and energy storage project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Wallerawang coal power plant, pictured in 2007, closed down in 2014, but New South Wales still has much more work to do to replace coal on its energy networks. Image: Wikimedia user Amitch.

Development approval given for 1,000MWh battery storage at Australian coal plant site

August 5, 2022
The Department of Planning and Environment in New South Wales gave development approval to a proposed 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage project.
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Construction starts on 6MW BESS after local opposition thwarted original gas plant plan

August 4, 2022
Conrad Energy has launched construction of a 6MW/12MWh battery energy storage system in Somerset, UK, after local opposition thwarted original plans for a new gas generator.
The news follows the 2021 cancellation of ENGIE's Puako project in Hawaii, also contracted to NHOA. Image: ENGIE.

ENGIE’s tender-winning Guam solar-plus-storage project cancelled

August 2, 2022
ENGIE has pulled out of a large-scale solar-plus-storage project contract in the Western Pacific US island territory of Guam.
A Dominion Energy pilot BESS project in Virginia, retrofitted at an existing PV plant site. Image: RES.

Utility Dominion gets Virginia battery storage pilot projects online ahead of US state’s major rollout

August 1, 2022
As Virginia’s push towards one of the country’s most ambitious energy storage targets gets underway, pilot battery storage projects have been brought online.
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South Africa’s Eskom confirms contract awards for 1,440MWh battery storage

August 1, 2022
South Africa’s primary electricity supplier Eskom has announced details of forthcoming major battery storage deployments.

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