“The energy transition is not a pipe dream. It’s here and it’s happening right now,” declared Jackie Trad, the newly appointed CEO of the Clean Energy Council, at the start of All-Energy Australia 2025 in Melbourne this morning (29 October).

Installed battery storage capacity in California, US has grown from 771MW in 2019 to more than 15,500MW as of 31 January, 2025.

Flow battery startup Quino Energy and developer Long Hill Energy Partners have been awarded US$10 million in grant funding by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to support a 8MWh flow battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Lancaster, California, US.

Viridi Parente has acquired the former Moxion Power production facility in Richmond, California, US, and secured a US$9.3 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC).

In the wake of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire, regional and state-wide California authorities have proposed or passed legislation tightening control of BESS projects.

The US development arm of Spain’s Ignis has submitted an application with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a 350MWh+ battery storage facility in Alameda County under the regulatory body’s Opt-In Certification Programme. 

The government of California has approved a US$42 million grant to Pennsylvania-based IPP International Electric Power (IEP) for a long-duration energy storage project at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County.

The Energy Research and Development Division of the California Energy Commission (CEC) has issued a report highlighting the importance of energy storage facilities with a discharge duration of eight hours or more in order for the Golden State to reach its target of a zero-carbon electricity grid by 2045. 

Zinc-bromine flow battery technology company Redflow has received a grant award and notice-to-proceed (NTP) for two projects in California, US, totalling 21.6MWh.

Australia’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG), which has been waived through for a final decision in August, would significantly harm the country’s large-scale renewables pipeline, with just 1.5GW expected to be completed by 2025 despite the current 16GW pipeline, according to the head of the country’s solar and storage council.