Some proposed battery storage projects have been cancelled in the US and Canada since the start of this year, after facing opposition from local communities.

India has committed to helping fund 4,000MWh of battery storage in its Union Budget and will come up with support mechanisms for pumped hydro.

Australia and New York are two very different places but both are likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy storage can compete.

Infrastructure developer and investor Equis is seeking approval for a 200MW/800MWh battery storage project in Queensland, Australia.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.

India’s upcoming Union Budget should include tax-based incentives for energy storage, the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has said.

The European Union has resolved a glaring omission in the design of its forthcoming Battery Passport, according to Flow Batteries Europe.

A demonstration facility to prove out Australia’s capabilities in critical minerals processing will be built in North Queensland.

The local authority in an Ontario municipality has backed energy company Enbridge’s three battery storage projects in the Canadian province.

Construction on a 550MW/6GWh pumped hydro energy storage project in Estonia will begin in summer 2024 after it was given the green light by regulators.