Inverter supplier Sungrow and developer Constantine Energy Storage are partnering on 825MWh of BESS projects in the UK, including two with discharge durations of nearly three hours.

Developer Kyon Energy, investor Obton and system integrator ECO STOR have commissioned 27.6MW/32.4MWh of battery storage across two sites in Germany.

Sterling and Wilson has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Nigeria to develop and construct PV and BESS projects.

Recently-formed company Proteus Power plans to develop and build over 3GW of solar, wind and battery energy storage projects in North America.

Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor will acquire a US-based developer of grid-scale battery energy storage projects.

Syncarpha Capital enters partnership for solar and solar-plus-storage in New England, with Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure Management.

Battery storage is the most obvious medium-term solution to help stabilise the grid and act as a catalyst to enable renewable energy.

Newly announced funding support from ARENA is enabling the expansion of a planned large-scale battery project in New South Wales.

Around 60% of new solar projects planned in US utility service areas are hybrid resources paired with storage. Recurrent Energy’s Lucas Moller explains the appeal.