In a recent report from trade association Energy Storage Canada (ESC), energy storage was cited as “a critical component of future electricity grids” for the country.
South Korean battery and electronics materials manufacturer Samsung SDI debuted its new battery energy storage system (BESS) products at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, US.
“The industry has to continue to be aggressive,” says Luigi Resta, president of US renewable energy and energy storage developer rPlus Energies, on the US remaining a competitive market for energy storage.
In a double-hit of Texas news, Ormat is commencing operations at its Lower Rio facility, Engie is partnering with Prometheus Hyperscale to power data centres.
Potentia Energy, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX, has secured the first environmental approval for a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) under South Australia’s new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (HRE) Act.
French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen, which is now fully owned by Canadian investment firm Brookfield, has switched on the second phase of its 560MW/2,240MWh Collie BESS in Western Australia.
“Australia is one of the leading countries for grid-forming inverters,” said Natalie Thompson, senior analyst of energy storage and solar at Wood Mackenzie, when discussing the Australian energy storage market.
Renewables developer and independent power producer (IPP) TagEnergy has acquired Australian developer ACE Power, adding 6GW of energy storage and renewables projects to its portfolio.
US-based renewable energy developer National Renewable Solutions (NRS) announced its 140MWac solar energy and 50MW battery storage Shallow Basket Energy project is now operational.
