BrightNight has kicked off the permitting process for one of its hybrid solar and BESS projects located in Wasco County, Oregon.

In one of his final acts before leaving office, Washington governor Jay Inslee gave the green light for Innergex’s Wautoma Solar and Storage project.

Known facts and expert opinion on last week’s fire incident at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.

Officials in Greene County, North Carolina will delay issuing a special use permit for the construction of a hybrid solar and BESS facility proposed by NextEra Energy Resources.

NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.

Residents in Van Zandt County, Texas, have filed a lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction over the construction of a lithium-ion BESS.

Hawthorne Renewable Energy has commenced permitting for a 300MW solar project co-located with a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Grant County, Washington.

Plans for a 400MW standalone BESS in Howard County, Indiana, proposed by Spearmint Energy faced a major setback last week.

Oil & gas major TotalEnergies and Canadian Solar have received key state-level approvals for large-scale solar PV-plus-energy storage projects in New South Wales, Australia.

Wärtsilä has carried out more large-scale fire tests on its battery storage units, which the system integrator claimed closely resemble real-life ‘worst-case scenario’ conditions.