With the price of BESS continuing to fall, there is an ongoing discussion in the industry around the limitations of manufacturer warranties and how analytics can unlock untapped revenues.

Sweden-headquartered BESS developer-operator Ingrid Capacity will build a 70MW/140MWh project in Finland, which it claimed will be the largest in the country.

Stem Inc. reported a 69% year-on-year fall in annual revenues as the US energy storage pioneer pivots towards software and services.

There is “huge potential” for commercial and industrial (C&I) battery systems in Germany’s wholesale trading markets, according to Tesvolt.

Australia’s Energy Queensland, a government-owned distribution system operator, has partnered with cloud-based battery analytics provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence to monitor two 8MWh batteries in Queensland.

Developer SMT Energy has secured a US$135 million funding for its 160MW/320MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Houston, Texas.

Optimiser GridBeyond has been selected to provide scheduling coordinator, trading and energy optimisation services to UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s (GSF) 200MW Big Rock US project.

As Europe’s BESS industry matures, project owner-operators are taking on more control – and risk – when it comes to procuring technology and services for their projects.

IPP E energija Group has started building what it claims is the largest ‘private’ BESS project in Lithuania, a few weeks after the Baltic region decoupled from Russia’s electricity grid.

Community batteries are likely to become another tool in a decentralised energy grid, write Lachlan Hensey and Timothy Shue from Australia’s Yarra Energy Foundation.