California, US-headquartered thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora has installed one of the world’s largest energy storage systems, in South Dakota.

Hitachi Energy has entered a 20-year service agreement with Australian developer Akaysha Energy to support the 155MW/298MWh Ulinda Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland’s Western Downs region.

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) has opened two tenders seeking 2.5GW of renewable energy generation and 12GWh of long-duration energy storage, marking the largest generation procurement in the state’s history under its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

Large-scale BESS projects have been progressed in Italy, Romania, Germany, Poland, Denmark and elsewhere in Europe, totalling around 1GW under construction, 1GWh soon to be, and another 1GWh at earlier stages.

Ford Energy, the wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and developer EDF power solutions North America have announced a five-year battery energy storage system (BESS) supply agreement.

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The Japanese association of grid operators has selected 19 battery storage projects totalling 1,251MW in the third running of a national capacity market auction.

Malaysian multinational utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has launched a 100MW/400MWh battery storage project with an opening ceremony.

Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF), a not-for-profit organisation, has commissioned a community battery storage system and two wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging bays in Clifton Hill, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

Swedish independent power producer (IPP) OX2 has confirmed it has started construction activities at the 100MW/300MWh Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.