Trade body Energy Storage Europe has called for significant reforms to the European Union’s (EU’s) cybersecurity framework for battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Two publicly funded pilots have launched in NSW, testing ways to extend the benefits of distributed solar and battery storage to households.

Akaysha Energy has reached final commercial operations at its Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia.

The New South Wales (NSW) government has granted development consent for the 200MWh Deniliquin East battery energy storage system.

Another roundup of user-posted hot takes and analysis from the energy storage industry recently.

Recently, US BESS companies Energy Vault and Goshe, SMT Energy and Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, and NeoVolta and SK On have made major deals and secured strategic partnerships.

Spain-headquartered Power Electronics has opened a new factory in Houston, Texas, as the US market increasingly looks to build domestic content supply chains.

Market research firm Wood Mackenzie stated that data centre buildout is uplifting the US battery energy storage system (BESS) outlook across all segments.

Nvidia’s new qualification programme for products and solutions that meet its reference design requirements includes three battery storage solutions.  

AGL has advanced two grid-scale BESS in New South Wales, one now before Australia’s EPBC Act and the other still in early planning.