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Shell Energy trades power from the 100MW Minety BESS (pictured), which is in England. Image: Shell Energy Europe.

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, Shell to develop 400MWh BESS in Melbourne

March 31, 2023
Green Investment Group (GIG) and Shell Energy have announced a 200MW/400MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia.
Construction began at WEL Network's 35MW New Zealand grid-scale BESS project following the traditional blessing of the site, in August. Image: WEL Networks.

New Zealand energy generator-retailer Meridian proceeds with 100MW/200MWh BESS project

December 15, 2022
New Zealand state-owned energy company Meridian Energy has committed to a 100MW battery storage project with BESS to be provided by Saft.
Keeping the lights on while decarbonising will require far more energy storage than the EU market is set up to facilitate, the EC said. Image: NASA.

Batteries could save Europe millions in energy system costs with the right market reforms

November 3, 2022
Industry should make “concrete proposals” for electricity market reforms, or risk policy and regulation continuing to fall short in valuing the role of energy storage.
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German battery storage developer Kyon Energy: grid frequency service prices to drop but ‘remain elevated’

October 18, 2022
Battery energy storage developer Kyon Energy discusses opportunities in the German energy storage sector, the frequency response service market and recent regulatory changes.
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Largest battery energy storage project in Sweden planned for H1 2024

September 28, 2022
Recently-formed energy storage developer Ingrid Capacity is building a 70MW battery storage facility in Sweden for a H1 2024 delivery date, the largest planned in the Nordic country.
Image: AEMO

Batteries are number one at maintaining Australia’s grid frequency

May 16, 2022
Battery storage is leading provider of frequency control ancillary services (FCAS) in the National Electricity Market.
GridBeyond's asset optimisation has been used at a range of distributed and flexible energy assets, including wind farms. Image: GridBeyond.

‘Great value proposition’: Australia’s electricity market volatility attracts UK’s GridBeyond

April 26, 2022
Volatility and demand for distributed energy solutions in Australia are among the motivations for UK’s GridBeyond to set up offices there.
A solar and battery project Gannawarra, Victoria, completed in 2018 with some support from ARENA. Image: ARENA.

EnergyAustralia to take 180MWh of battery storage into the NEM for Edify Energy

April 13, 2022
EnergyAustralia will control and operate two large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a portfolio in development by Edify Energy. 
Intergen's Gateway project (rendering shown here) could add another 900MWh to the UK's rapidly growing BESS capacity. Image: InterGen.

How financing and revenue models are evolving in UK battery storage

March 21, 2022
Experts from LCP, Apricum and law firm CMS look at the development of financing and investment in UK battery storage.
Gransolar's E22 provides lithium-ion and vanadium flow battery-based energy storage. Image: E22.

Gransolar’s first BESS project in Australia will be optimised by Fluence software

March 15, 2022
Fluence’s software will be used at the first battery storage project in Australia by Spain’s Gransolar Group. 

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