The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has confirmed that 244 community battery energy storage systems (BESS) are now connected to the country’s distribution networks.

In a surprising move, the North American development arm of Engie has asked the California Energy Commission (CEC) to pause the review of its Compass Energy Storage project destined for Orange County, in order to assess alternative development sites. 

Wins in competitive solicitations for large-scale battery storage projects in India have been announced by KPI Green Energy Ltd and Power Grid Corporation of India in the past few days.

French renewable energy power producer Voltalia has begun construction of its Artemisya “strategic cluster” project in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.

The Indian government has made a significant ruling on the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme supporting battery storage projects.

Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has completed the evaluation of bids received in response to the Section 83E Storage request for proposals (RFP), selecting projects totalling 1,268MW of energy storage capacity.

Investor-owned utility (IOU) Portland General Electric (PGE) has become the latest US entity to reveal the impact of changes to import tariffs and tax credits recently implemented by the Federal Government. 

It’s been a bumper year for sponsored webinars here at Energy-Storage.news, and here is a selection to round out 2025.

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Our selection of Guest Blogs published over the past year continues, featuring entries from July to December.