US electric utility Xcel Energy has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for solar and battery storage projects to replace its Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in the US state of Minnesota.

Alliant Energy’s plans to build two large-scale battery storage projects to pair with solar PV in Wisconsin have been approved by regulators.

Framework agreement signed between developer Vena Energy and suppliers to a cross-border clean energy ‘hybrid megaproject’ in Indonesia.

Nova Scotia is putting expansion of electricity storage capacity as a key pillar of its transition away from coal-fired electricity generation.

More similarities exist between the business models of trading energy from batteries and other, more ‘traditional’ types of asset than many people realise.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

The Philippines has turned its focus onto transitioning its energy sector to larger shares of renewable energy. Carlos Nieto of ABB writes about how the company delivered a 60MW battery storage project in alignment with that aim.

Neoen has appointed its construction partner for the first phase of what could be a 1GW/4GWh battery storage project in Western Australia.

A large-scale battery system has been brought online at the site of the former Hazelwood Power Station coal plant in Victoria, Australia.

Key contracts have been awarded in Queensland, Australia, to work on what would be the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant.