Australia has opened a public consultation for scheme widely expected to be a game changer in rollout of clean energy technologies.

Australian high voltage grid operator Transgrid will host a competitive solicitation for large-scale battery storage resources in areas of New South Wales facing increasing electricity demand.

Demand for electricity is growing in Ontario for the first time since 2005, and a new plan from the Canadian province sees a diverse low carbon energy portfolio as the answer.  

Ontario’s electric system operator has announced the award of contracts to a further eight battery storage projects in expedited RFP.

California Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) Sonoma Clean Power has signed a deal for the output of a large-scale solar-plus-storage plant, while another CCA has launched a Request for Offers (RFP).

The government of Spain is launching €160 million (US$170 million) in grants for energy storage projects, aiming to fund 600MW of projects to go online in 2026.

A tender will open in a few days’ time under NSW’s electricity system roadmap through which 550MW of long-duration storage could be procured.

The first contract awards for Ontario’s expedited procurement have been announced, in which 739MW of battery storage bids were successful.

Australia will launch its first tenders for large-scale energy storage resources during this year, minister says.

A ‘first of its kind’ microgrid will be installed at a California substation, where it will use a combination of lithium-ion batteries and green hydrogen to provide 48 hours of back up.