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Original design rendering of Energy Vault's gravity storage tech, which was used at one commercial demonstrator in Switzerland. Image: Energy Vault.

Energy Vault working on 500MWh battery project for Australian solar power plant

October 27, 2022
Gravity energy storage company Energy Vault’s battery storage division has been contracted to work on a 250MW two-hour duration project at a solar PV plant in Victoria, Australia.
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Construction starts on 1.4GWh compressed air energy storage unit in China

October 26, 2022
Construction has started on a 350MW/1.4GWh compressed air energy storage (CAES) unit in Shangdong, China.
ESS Inc's stand at RE+ 2022 in Anaheim, California. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

‘Major players want to know about our iron flow battery’: ESS Inc interview at RE+ 2022

October 26, 2022
Our series of energy storage industry leader interviews at RE+ 2022 continues with iron flow battery company ESS Inc.
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Kyoto Group signs LOI to deploy 88MWh thermal energy storage system in Spain in 2023

October 25, 2022
Norway-based thermal energy storage company Kyoto Group has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to deploy an 88MWh system in Spain in the second half of 2023.
The grid-stabilising BESS (pictured during construction) is at the site of Tonga Power's Popua Power Station, with the other at a separate site on Tongatapua. Image: Tonga Power.

Tonga’s first large-scale battery systems take country closer to achieving NDC climate targets  

October 25, 2022
The first utility-scale battery project in Tonga officially opened today at an event attended by the South Pacific Kingdom’s prime minister.
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Australia throws AU$45 million support behind advanced compressed air energy storage project

October 25, 2022
ARENA funding will support Hydrostor’s advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales.
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‘IRA will be of huge value to us’: Flow battery maker Invinity at RE+ 2022

October 24, 2022
Our series of exclusive RE+ 2022 interviews continues with Matt Harper and Matt Walz of flow battery company Invinity Energy Systems.
Image: National Grid Renewables.

Hershey signs PPA with National Grid Renewables for Texas solar-plus-storage project

October 21, 2022
National Grid Renewables has signed a 140MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with chocolate makers The Hershey Company.
UK Battery Industrialisation Centre director Jeff Pratt (left) with business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg inspecting battery production lines. Image: BEIS.

UK government confirms availability of US$235 million for battery R&D

October 21, 2022
UK government initiative will make $211 million (US$235 million) available over the next three years.
The battery system will provide grid services for EirGrid and SONI. Image: ABO Wind.

ABO Wind’s first standalone BESS project goes online in Northern Ireland

October 21, 2022
ABO Wind has commissioned its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS), in Kells, Northern Ireland. 

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