Plus Power has closed financing for a 150MW/300MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Massachusetts, US.

The government of Poland has proposed a de-rating factor for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the next capacity market auction of 57%, which one developer warned would be a ‘lethal blow’ for 2- and 4-hour projects.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration have issued new rules for the power market.

The first 4-hour duration battery storage project to be built in Ireland exemplifies both the challenges and opportunities of the country’s growing and evolving market.

UK electricity market operator National Grid ESO is reassessing how much energy storage gets paid in the Capacity Market, battery storage operators told Energy-Storage.news, with one calling the current system ‘outdated’.

US asset manager Stonepeak has entered Japan’s energy storage market, forming a partnership with CATL-backed developer CHC.

Over a gigawatt of bids from battery storage project developers have been successful in the first-ever competitive auctions for low-carbon energy capacity held in Japan.

IPP Neoen has launched construction on the the second phase of its Collie BESS project in Western Australia, following a capacity services contract award.

Battery storage developer Eku Energy has partnered with utility Tokyo Gas on a grid-scale energy storage project in Japan, with construction expected to start soon.

Europe has seen its first year when energy storage deployments by power capacity exceeded 10GW in 2023.