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The majority of BESS deployed in Canada to date has been large behind-the-meter C&I systems in Ontario like the one pictured, but this could be set to change. Credit: PRNewsfoto/Convergent Energy + Power
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Ontario picks another 142MW/1,136MWh of BESS through expedited RFP

June 28, 2023
Ontario’s electric system operator has announced the award of contracts to a further eight battery storage projects in expedited RFP.
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Canadian pension fund IMCO invests US$400 million in Northvolt

June 20, 2023
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) has bought convertible notes worth US$400 million in European lithium-ion gigafactory firm Northvolt.
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Vanadium flow battery firm Invinity expands Vancouver plant to 200MWh

June 19, 2023
Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) firm Invinity Energy Systems has expanded its manufacturing facility in Vancouver, Canada, to 200MWh of annual capacity.
Ameresco has mainly been active in the US to-date, including with this solar PV project in California. Image: Ameresco.

Ameresco reveals role in 250MW Ontario IESO tender-winning BESS project

June 12, 2023
An Ameresco joint venture (JV) is delivering one of the biggest projects awarded a long-term contract in Ontario’s recent energy storage procurement.
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Energy storage to follow solar PV growth in Alberta, vendor of 1.4GW portfolio to Mytilineos says

June 9, 2023
Alberta “is a great place to do solar,” where growth of renewables is creating need to deploy energy storage for its integration to the grid.
Inside one of Canada's earlier large-scale storage projects: a 1MW/6MWh system using NGK sodium-sulfur (NAS) batteries for utility BC Hydro in Canada, commissioned in 2013. Image: BC Hydro.

A snapshot of Canada’s energy storage market in 2023

May 30, 2023
Justin Rangooni, executive director of trade association Energy Storage Canada (ESC) takes us through some of the key developments to date.
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What just happened in Canada’s busiest week for battery storage

May 26, 2023
Last week, two significant milestones in the emergence of a market for large-scale battery storage on the grid were laid in Ontario, Canada.
Rendering of Oneida, the 250MW/1,000MWh project on which NRStor is among development partners. Image: NRStor.
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Financial close for Ontario’s flagship 1GWh Oneida battery storage project

May 18, 2023
Oneida, which will mix long-term contracted revenues with merchant risk exposure in Ontario, Canada, has reached financial close.
Rendering of Oneida, the 250MW/1,000MWh project on which NRStor is among development partners. Image: NRStor.

Ontario awards 739MW of battery storage contracts in Canada’s biggest procurement to date

May 17, 2023
The first contract awards for Ontario’s expedited procurement have been announced, in which 739MW of battery storage bids were successful.
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e-Zinc targets US gigafactory by 2025, considers adjusting Toyota Tsusho project

April 6, 2023
Long-duration energy storage (LDES) firm e-Zinc is targeting a gigafactory in the US by 2025 and is considering adjusting its planned project with Toyota Tsusho, it told Energy-Storage.news.

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