A liquid coolant leak caused thermal runaway in battery cells which started a fire at the 300MW/450MWh Victorian Big Battery in Australia.

Renewable energy company Maoneng has proposed an energy hub in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, with a 550MWac solar farm and 400MW/1,600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

With a handful of leading regions deploying grid-scale storage at a faster rate than ever, what sort of impact are these additions having so far on the problems they are intended to solve?

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has recorded €109.1 million (US$115 million) in revenue in the opening quarter of 2022 due to a strong growth in its renewable assets and energy storage.

Peaker plant in Queensland which would have relied on 1,000MW of gas generation will instead combine turbines and batteries.

Volatility and demand for distributed energy solutions in Australia are among the motivations for UK’s GridBeyond to set up offices there.

Renewable energy developer ZEN Energy has taken on responsibility for a 600-800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Western Australia while the regional government is funding a downstream graphite facility project for battery applications at the same location.

Construction work has started on a 30MWh pumped hydro storage project in Western Australia.

Compressed air long-duration energy storage solution provider Hydrostor has received an investment commitment of US$25 million from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Neoen has been contracted by AGL to provide a “virtual” charge or discharge of a battery system in Australia.