Update 28 August 2024: Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) voted to continue being part of the ESSA, as did CC Power.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy began accepting applications yesterday (21 August) in tenders for 3,000MWh of energy storage capacity.

Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

REV Renewables and subsidiaries owned by NextEra Energy have reached settlement agreements with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to alleged BESS operating violations in CAISO.

Illinois can address its resource adequacy shortfall by replacing the US state’s retiring fossil fuel plants with 2,972MW of energy storage, and without significant transmission upgrades.

US utility company Alliant Energy has moved forward with a long-duration energy storage project based on carbon dioxide-based technology.

A new research centre ‘uniquely equipped’ to evaluate energy storage technologies has opened at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Washington, US.

Acen Australia has seen the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) approve its 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage project.

IPP Arevon has been given the green light for the construction and operation of a standalone 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Los Angeles County, California through the California Environmental Equality Act (CEQA) review process. 

Chile utility Colbun has faced a setback with its 800MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project, after its environmental impact assessment (EIA) process was terminated early having been deemed to have not provided enough information.