Increasingly, microgrids often lean on battery storage as a key component, replacing or reducing reliance on diesel and other fossil fuels.

When partnered with artificial intelligence (AI), the next generation of battery energy storage systems (BESS) will give rise to radical new opportunities.

Another edition of our news in brief from around the world in energy storage, this time focusing on product announcements.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

RWE’s largest battery storage project to date has entered full operations in County Monaghan, Ireland.

Programmes to provide home energy storage solutions to low-income homes and businesses have been launched in Washington D.C and Connecticut by Electriq Power and Generac/PosiGen, respectively.

Google hails project to retrofit data centre with battery storage as a step towards rolling out similar solutions across global fleet.

Construction will commence in New Zealand on the country’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) project so far, in July.

Honeywell and Duke Energy will jointly develop and deliver microgrid solutions to US cities.

Hybrid projects in Australia have enabled a gold mine and a remote township to run at 50% or more average penetration of renewable energy.