Jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, independent power producer (IPP) Terra-Gen’s Lockhart CL I and II battery energy storage system (BESS) projects have reached commercial operations in San Bernardino County, California, US.

Javier Savolainen of Wärtsilä explains how Australia’s battery storage and pumped hydro fleet have been impacted by the current heatwave.

News from Canada, as NB Power issues a request for expressions of interest for 50MW of energy storage, while Boralex commissions its energy storage project with Walpole Island First Nation.

H.I.G. Capital-backed energy platform, Greenflash Infrastructure, has Safe Harboured more than 10GWh of lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage capacity.

Three battery energy storage system (BESS) developments across Australia have been submitted to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, representing a combined capacity of 1,220MWh.

A roundup of updates on BESS projects from SolarMax, Energy Vault, Engie, and Spearmint in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

Western Australia has launched the fourth round of its Clean Energy Innovation Grants programme, prioritising long-duration energy storage.

Origin Energy has announced the commercial commencement of the 1,770MWh Eraring Battery 1 in New South Wales, Australia.

Solar company SolarMax Technology’s wholly owned subsidiary, SolarMax Renewable Energy Provider, has entered into two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Puerto Rico.

In this blog, Kashish Shah, market development manager at Wärtsilä Energy Storage, argues that Australia’s complex battery storage market makes full-scope integration the most viable path for successful project delivery.