The global need for grid-scale energy storage will rise rapidly in the coming years as the transition away from fossil fuels accelerates.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.

Utility Eneco and Corre Energy have signed an agreement for the latter to deploy a 320MW, 84-hour duration compressed air energy storage system (CAES) in Groningen, the Netherlands.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking proposals for non-battery energy storage projects to supplement renewable energy generation, and will cover up to 100% of project costs.

Construction has started on a 350MW/1.4GWh compressed air energy storage (CAES) unit in Shangdong, China.

ARENA funding will support Hydrostor’s advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project in New South Wales.

Compressed air long-duration energy storage (A-CAES) solution provider Hydrostor has chosen Kiewit to provide engineering and design studies for its 500MW Willow Rock Energy Storage Center in California, US.

Hydrostor waits to hear if one of its proposed large-scale projects in California will get approved to supply electricity.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

There’s a lot to like about the REPower EU plan, writes Patrick McClughan of long-duration energy storage company Corre Energy.