Another edition of news in brief, this time from the UK’s booming large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) market.

Western Australia (WA) has said it will provide funding for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects that will be among the biggest in Australia to date.

Nearly double the megawatt-hours of large-scale BESS under construction in Australia by the end of 2022 compared to 2021.

Infradebt has made the first close of a fund dedicated to investing in large-scale battery storage projects around Australia.

Australia has an “urgent need” for long-duration energy storage, along with new generation resources and transmission infrastructure.

Utility Alliant Energy will deploy a 99MW/396MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a coal plant which it will retire in 2025.

‘Multi-day’ battery storage startup Form Energy’s proprietary iron-air battery is set to be deployed at the sites of two US coal power plants due for retirement.

EnergyAustralia has filed planning applications for four-hour duration large-scale lithium BESS in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.

Last coal-fired power station in New Jersey demolished, with facility’s owner committing to deploying energy storage at the site.