Solar-plus-storage projects are proliferating across the globe and necessitate a choice between DC and AC coupling. In this piece we look at the differences and pros and cons of each.
India is seeing its first major grid-scale battery storage deployments, but efforts to domesticate the upstream supply chain are still at an early stage.
Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd (GIPCL) is holding a competitive solicitation for a large-scale vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage project in western India.
Mining giant Fortescue has commenced construction on a 650MWh battery energy storage system at Cloudbreak in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, alongside the 690MW Turner River solar PV power plant.
Queensland’s Swanbank battery energy storage system (BESS) earned AU$743,000 (US$532,608) in dispatch revenue last month, more than double the AU$306,000 generated by the Victorian Big Battery over the same period in Australia.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) have emerged as the defining feature of Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 7, with 2GW/7.9GWh of co-located energy storage successful.
Australia has emerged as the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery energy storage market, with 4.3GW of large-scale battery storage systems reaching financial close in 2025.
The transition to new energy technologies, including grid-scale and vehicle batteries, can help fossil-fuel-dependent countries improve their energy security.
US-headquartered clean energy solutions provider Ameresco’s joint venture (JV) with power producer Atura Power, has begun commercial operations at a 250MW/1,000MWh energy storage project in Ontario, Canada.
