Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.

Project claimed to be the first of its kind in the US, utilising the highest temperature thermal storage tech in the world has gone online.

The Energy Storage Summit 2023 was attended by more than a thousand delegates and featured a veritable who’s-who of the sector.

Long-duration energy storage was firmly on the agenda and among the talking points of attendees at Energy Storage Summit EU in London.

Australia has an “urgent need” for long-duration energy storage, along with new generation resources and transmission infrastructure.

Two large-scale battery storage systems which will help power iron ore mining operations in Western Australia have been commissioned.

Wind and solar PV paired with energy storage cost-competitive against gas in Ontario and Alberta, according to study from Clean Energy Canada.

Green Deal Industrial Plan has been welcomed by the European Association for Storage of Energy, although mentions of energy storage included in a leaked draft seen by the industry group were absent from the final publication.

European policy makers need to strengthen the role of flexibility technologies, write Fluence’s Julian Jansen and Lars Stephan.

EU reforms of electricity market should recognise value of flexibility options like energy storage, according to representatives of Fluence.