Developer BLT Energy has received development approval for the 800MW/4,800MWh Red Gully BESS in Western Australia.

Energy storage developer Eku Energy has submitted two BESS, each sized at 300MW and 1,200MWh, for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with co-founder and chief products officer of microinverter and home energy storage system supplier Enphase Energy, Raghu Belur, about the company’s recent focus on solid-state transformer technology.

A group of sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery-focused companies have launched a new industry coalition, the American Battery Leadership Coalition (ABLC).

Energy storage developer-operator Aypa Power and utility Salt River Project (SRP) have brought the 250MW/1,000MWh Pediment energy storage project online in Mesa, Arizona.

Activity in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continues to accelerate, with two separate c.600MWh projects completed in Bulgaria by Solarpro & CATL and Sunotec and Sungrow, plus around 800MWh of capacity progressed across Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, and Finland.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in Australia has set out its requirements for lithium-ion battery storage rooms and diesel generator structures in data centres.

Neoen Australia has signed virtual battery agreements with energy retailers Nectr and SmartestEnergy for Stages 2 and 3 of the Western Downs Battery in Queensland.

Wärtsilä spinning out its energy storage activities and divesting a 50% stake this week reflects difficulties in making the business profitable and synergistic within the wider group activities, analysts said.

SECI is inviting bids for 4,800MWh of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) capacity supported by co-located energy storage.