Australian utility Origin Energy yesterday (30 October) confirmed it had started construction on the second phase of its 2.1GWh Eraring battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia.
Tier-1 battery manufacturer EVE Energy will be the first to mass-produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells with more than 600Ah capacity for stationary applications.
Power from new co-located renewable energy and battery projects in California will be bought by Amazon and a number of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs).
Another edition of news in brief from the UK, as the National Energy System Operator pledges to improve Balancing Mechanism ‘skip rates’ and a 1GW project gets local authority approval.
Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.