SolarEdge interim CEO Ronen Faier has spoken about the closure of the company’s utility-scale battery storage manufacturing business.

Developer Squadron Energy is seeking to build an 8-hour duration 1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia, co-located with a 300MW wind project.

PV module manufacturer Trina Solar has lodged a planning application for a 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, Australia.

Continuing a series of deals in Arizona, Salt River Project and EDPR NA have announced a 200MW/800MWh BESS near Coolidge, Arizona.  

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is seeking regulatory approval of two Energy Storage Agreements and a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity covering 350MW of energy storage capacity across three projects.

SolarEdge has closed its utility-scale battery storage division, resulting in a layoff of roughly 12% of its total workforce.

The 1,680MWh Waratah Super Battery, which completed its energisation in early September, was called upon yesterday (27 November) to prevent widespread blackouts in New South Wales, Australia.

Chinese EV giant BYD has launched what an executive claimed is the ‘world’s first high-performance’ sodium-ion BESS product, using its proprietary form factor Long Blade Battery cell.

Fluence has ‘met or exceeded’ its financial guidance metrics for its 2024 fiscal year and expects to see ‘significant growth’ in its FY2025.

Callum McGuinn, partner at European intellectual property (IP) firm Mewburn Ellis, rounds up the major advancements in battery cell technology that BESS industry sources should be aware of.