Marie Cullen, head of procurement at Fluence Australia, explains how social licensing could become a key component for the future of energy storage developments.

The Victoria government in Australia has approved a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Gippsland and a 332MW solar PV power plant with integrated storage in the state’s northeast region.

A “silver buckshot, not a silver bullet” has emerged as the rallying cry for Australia’s energy storage, said Paul Hunyor of Wollemi Capital.

Developer Flatiron Energy has increased its US$125 million credit facility with certain funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners, to US$250 million.

Developer Eku Energy and LP Renewables have announced plans for the 400MW/1,600MWh Belah battery energy storage system in Queensland, Australia.

Genera PR, the company operating the majority of Puerto Rico’s energy generation resources, has begun construction on a 52MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Cambalache Power Plant in Arecibo.

BYD and Skysense, a Mexico-based developer of solar, storage and green hydrogen projects, announced an alliance for the implementation of 300 MWh of energy storage in Mexico and Latin America.

Victoria’s home battery energy storage programme has supported the installation of approximately 20,000 residential energy storage systems, doubling its original target of 10,000 units, according to the state’s climate action minister, Lily D’Ambrosio.

Hecate Energy has cancelled its 650MW Swiftsure battery energy storage system (BESS) in Staten Island, New York.

Propwr, a division of ProPetro, has secured a long-term power supply contract to commit 60MW of energy to support a hyperscaler data centre operator in the Midwest region of the US.