The first batteries have been installed at state-owned Synergy’s 500MW/2,000MWh Collie battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

On Friday (4 October), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Australia as an international collaborator on its Long Duration Storage Shot initiative.

Exclusive preview and key takeaways from the Battery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report, launched by our colleagues at PV Tech Research.

Renewable energy developer TagEnergy has energised what it claims is the UK’s ‘largest’ transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS): the 100MW/200MWh Lakeside project in North Yorkshire.

Queensland’s Stanwell Corporation seeks to add 5GWh of energy storage to its resource mix through two new deals.

Australian utility Origin Energy is set to focus on energy storage and renewable energy generation, announcing last week it will exit the hydrogen market.

This week Engie Chile has energised the 68MW/418MWh BESS Tamaya project in Antofagasta, while Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE secured a turnkey EPC contract to supply a 98MW/312MWh DC BESS in Chile.

Baltic Storage Platform, a joint venture (JV), has broken ground on two new 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Estonia.

KKR has closed debt financing transactions with battery storage system integrator Powin and developer Peregrine Energy Solutions.

Hecate Energy’s proposal to construct a 600MW/2,400MWh standalone BESS in the City of Moorpark, California, has experienced a major setback.