There could be nearly 13GW of energy storage on the grid in New York by 2052, according to the state’s grid operator NYISO.

Europe will need a total of 187GW of energy storage by 2030 and 600GW by 2050 to meet its renewable energy targets, according to the European Association of Energy Storage (EASE).

Novel project in development in Australia combining CSP, molten silicon thermal storage, solar PV and grid-scale BESS appears to be revived.

Western Australia will retire its two state-owned coal power plants by 2030 and invest in renewable energy and energy storage.

Sembcorp is building 200MWh of battery storage systems on Singapore’s Jurong Island, home to much of the country’s industrial activity.

Gujarat will sign power purchase agreements for renewables paired with energy storage to bring electricity to off-grid villages.

‘Innovative long-duration storage technology’ from Lockheed Martin will be deployed at the US Army’s Fort Carson in Colorado.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Actions taken this month by the US government to support solar industry unlikely to come at the expense of support for energy storage.

New York has awarded 22 solar PV projects totalling 2.4GW of power, including six co-located sites with a combined 159MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS).