Australia’s heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels has left households and businesses dangerously exposed to global energy shocks, with the current conflict involving the US and Iran costing motorists more than AU$1 billion (US$710 million) in March alone.

New South Wales has been warned that it must accelerate the development of battery energy storage systems to meet its 2030 targets.

Private Energy Partners has submitted a hybrid energy project to Australia’s environmental approval process, proposing a 780MW BESS.

The Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island’s PEI Energy Corporation (PEIEC) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) for a 10-50MW, four-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS).

In this webinar, GridBeyond’s Scott Berrie and Paul Conlon explore how to extract more value from battery storage assets in Australia’s NEM.

Quebec-based IPP Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) have announced the closing of a CA$202 million (US$145.12 million) financing for a 125MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Oxford County, Ontario, CA.

The project represents a US$128.6 million investment and is scheduled to begin construction this year, with commercial operations commencing in December 2026.

How do you ensure quality and performance and mitigate risk when buying BESS equipment? Expert speakers from consultancies, analytics firms and independent power producers discussed the topic in a recent panel discussion.

The Reno Planning Commission, in Nevada, US, recommended approval for a conditional-use permit for the 200MW Trego Grid energy storage project on 4 March.

In this news roundup, Aypa power upsizes its credit facility, Georgia Power begins construction on a 260MW BESS, and IOWN Energy on behalf of Eolus sells a 506MWh BESS to DESRI