A roundup of energy storage news from across the continent of Africa, with Morocco’s ONEE shortlisting bidders for a pumped hydro project, Somalia launching a grid-scale solar and storage tender, and a microgrid pairing grid-scale solar, BESS and diesel at a mine in Zambia.
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator Hydrostor of up to US$1.76 billion.
System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS located in Boston, Massachusetts under development by Boulder, Colorado-based developer and IPP Flatiron Energy.
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rule for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits – also known as the technology-neutral credits.
Ofgem, the UK’s energy market regulator, is considering raising the minimum duration of technologies eligible for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to utility Arizona Public Service (APS), the first part of which would go towards a 600MWh BESS.
In this installment of our Year in Review series, we hear from developer and independent power producers (IPPs) Econergy and Ingrid Capacity, both active in the European market.
Western Australia and Victoria’s AusNet have provided financial aid to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the energy transition and community energy resiliency.
