The 300MW/1,200MWh Stanwell battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, Australia, has reached its halfway construction milestone with the final Tesla Megapack units now delivered to the site.

Advances in sodium-ion battery energy storage systems come from Peak Energy in the US, deploying its sodium-ion system in Colorado, and Phenogy, deploying Europe’s largest sodium-ion system in Germany.

Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted plans for a 300MWh solar-plus-storage project in Queensland to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Utility Georgia Power has announced the open comment period for its 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP) for battery energy storage system (BESS) resources. 

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Thomas Cornell, CEO and President of Prevalon Energy, at the RE+ 2025 trade show, about the global consequences of the budget reconciliation bill for BESS and renewables.

The Australian government has granted approval for the 1.4GWh Garoo solar-plus-storage project being pursued by Jinko Power Australia.

Two developers, OCI Energy and Nexus Renewable Power have secured financing for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects located in Texas, US.

Capital Power has announced commercial operations of its 120MW York battery energy storage system (BESS) and 50MW Goreway BESS projects in Ontario, Canada.

The US Energy Information Administration (US EIA) annual survey of power plant activity found that in 2024, utility-scale batteries were more commonly used for price arbitrage.

Victoria, Australia, has seen just under 5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) granted approval for development by the state and federal governments.