IPP Clearway Energy Group has closed financing and started construction on its 1,280MWh Honeycomb battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Utah, US.

Toronto, Ontario-headquartered Hydrostor has secured a US$200 million investment for its advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) projects both in Canada and globally.

EDP Renewables North America has announced a land purchase agreement for the 75MWac, 300MWh Edgeware energy storage project in St. Thomas, Ontario, CA. Meanwhile, SolarBank has announced its first BESS in the province, with construction expected to commence 10 February.

IPPs BrightNight and Cordelio have announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 300MW solar and 1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility with utility Arizona Public Service (APS), in Arizona, US.

Eni Plenitude, the utility arm of the large oil and gas major Eni, has completed construction of the 200MW/400MWh Guajillo battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas, US.

CIP has reached final investment decision on a 220MW/1,100MWh battery energy system storage in Antofagasta, Chile.

A roundup of battery energy storage system (BESS) news from the UK, with Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) commissioning a system, Field ordering one from Envision and Quinbrook launching construction on another.

Multinational utility and IPP Engie has launched construction on a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium.

Developer and EPC Eco Stor will start building another 103.5MW/238MWh BESS project in Germany in November this year.

EPC and developer Eco Stor has broken ground on a 238MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Germany, one of several to have been claimed as the largest in the country.