Groundbreaking has taken place for a manufacturing hub in West Virginia, US, to be powered by a large-scale solar-plus-storage microgrid.

The Department of Mineral Resource and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa has issued its request for proposals (RFP) for six battery storage projects totaling 513MW/2,052MWh, with a July deadline.

The UK government is looking to bring in policy specifically around long-duration energy storage (LDES) by the end of next year.

ACWA Power has signed agreements to develop 1.4GW of solar PV and 1.2GW of energy storage projects in Uzbekistan.

The Premier of Queensland announced a major transmission line project to unlock 6GW of renewable energy, enabling the Australian state to create a homegrown clean energy value chain.

The Energy Storage Summit 2023 was attended by more than a thousand delegates and featured a veritable who’s-who of the sector.

Swathes of energy storage projects including battery storage and pumped hydro have been approved by the regulator in Greece, as the country prepares for a big battery storage auction.

ACWA Power has signed a partnership agreement to develop a large-scale wind energy and battery storage project in Kazakhstan.

The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a US$375 million loan to lithium-ion recycling firm Li-Cycle to finance its material recovery facility in Rochester, New York.

Planning approval has been given for Waratah Super Battery in Australia to help fill gap in energy supply from a retiring coal power plant.