As Europe’s BESS industry matures, project owner-operators are taking on more control – and risk – when it comes to procuring technology and services for their projects.

UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) and financial services firm Morningstar have provide updates outlining their views on US clean energy tax credits and their future.

Developer-operator TransGrid Energy has successfully secured over US$1.4 billion in financing for two battery energy storage (BESS) projects located in Arizona, US, with a combined capacity of 450MW/1,800MWh.

Energy software and consulting group Ascend Analytics CEO Gary Dorris discusses changes to ancillary services in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and what asset optimisers need to do to stay ahead of the curve.

US renewable energy company Ormat Technologies has won a tender for two separate 15-year tolling agreements for two energy storage facilities with a combined capacity of 300MW/1,200MWh.

Renewable energy developer and operator Apex Clean Energy has announced commercial operations for the 100MW/200MWh Great Kiskadee Storage battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Hidalgo County, Texas, US.

The investment manager at pension fund Railpen has downplayed the impact to date of trade disputes on the battery storage industry.

Luma Energy, the US-Canadian joint venture (JV) responsible for the Puerto Rican electricity distribution network will build nine energy interconnection points with Linxon US LLC and their partner AtkinsRéalis Caribe, to integrate renewable energy projects.

Energy storage optimisation specialist Habitat Energy has signed an agreement with Octopus Energy US to optimise a 50MW/100MWh tolled battery energy storge system (BESS) in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

IPP Cordelio Power has procured over 1GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) equipment with US-headquartered energy storage system integrator and renewable energy services provider Fluence Energy.