Large data centres should serve as “anchor tenants” for new renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission investment, leveraging the scale and longevity of digital infrastructure commitments to advance energy projects rather than waiting for supply to arrive.

Neoen Australia has commenced construction of a 227MW/907MWh grid-forming battery storage system in South Australia.

In this news roundup, Grenergy, MaxSolar and Saft, and Amarenco have made significant advancements on BESS projects in Spain, Germany, and France.

ESN Premium speaks with Bryen Alperin and Sophie Brkovic of Foss & Company about the tax equity investor’s entrance into microgrids.

System integrator and project developer ON.Energy and AI data centre infrastructure developer Crusoe have partnered to deploy 5GW of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology across multiple US hyperscale campuses.

The Maine, US Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced plans for the state’s first competitive energy storage solicitation up to 360MW.

Canadian electric utility BC Hydro and the province of British Columbia (BC) are advancing the first major battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the province.

All 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum battery units have been delivered and installed at the 1.4GWh Wooreen BESS in Victoria, Australia.

Battery storage developer-operator Spearmint Energy has received a site permit for the 150MW/600MWh Midwater Energy Storage Project, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, US.

Energy companies are accelerating battery storage deployment in Romania, with Aukera, ENEVO Group and Kraftfeld Energy, and PPC Renewables Romania announcing significant project developments.