A huge buildout of transmission infrastructure is needed for decarbonisation, and transmission-connected batteries have a big role to play, writes EDF Renewables UK’s Matthew Boulton.

State-owned energy company Stanwell has today (13 August) announced it has started construction on its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in Queensland, Australia.

The deadline for submitting entries to the 2024 Energy Storage Awards has been extended, meaning participants now have until this Friday, 16 August, to submit nominations.

Acen Australia has submitted assessment documents for its 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

State-owned generation company CS Energy has switched on its 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia.

The US industry’s prolific recent run of developers raising significant financing continues with announcements from Aypa Power and Hunt Energy Network.

Research firm Wood Mackenzie has released its latest global battery energy storage system BESS integrator report, for 2023, showing the market became more competitive with a smaller share by the top five.

Brookfield Renewable US has entered the permitting process for a hybrid solar and BESS facility which would be among the biggest in the world to date in terms of battery capacity.

Akaysha Energy has started constructing its 205MW/410MWh Brendale BESS in Queensland, Australia.

BW ESS and its partner Penso Power have signed the first long-term tolling agreement for a single battery energy storage system (BESS) asset in Great Britain with Shell Energy Europe.