Steps forward have been taken for the first pilot deployment of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Vietnam.

What has been described as the largest battery storage project to date in the state of New South Wales, Australia, has been brought online by Edify Energy.

Australia’s Federal Budget included AU$4 billion new investment in energy, confirmation of tenders for renewables and energy storage.

The launch of a new Energy Storage Coalition has been welcomed by European Commission energy commissioner Kadri Simson.

The Ministry of Energy in Hungary will provide grants for the deployment of energy storage projects, with some 1GWh targeted by 2025.

Australia will launch its first tenders for large-scale energy storage resources during this year, minister says.

A ‘first of its kind’ microgrid will be installed at a California substation, where it will use a combination of lithium-ion batteries and green hydrogen to provide 48 hours of back up.

In an effort to drive the country to deploying more energy storage, the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced four large-scale battery storage projects.

Canada-based renewable energy firm Boralex has turned on a 3.3MWh battery storage unit attached to a wind farm in France.

RWE has been awarded a long-term contract for a 50MW/400+MWh battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia.