Germany’s policymakers, regulators and energy storage industry must carefully consider the issues of grid connections and grid fees, writes Thomas Antonioli of developer Terra One.

Neoen Australia has signed virtual battery agreements with energy retailers Nectr and SmartestEnergy for Stages 2 and 3 of the Western Downs Battery in Queensland.

Virginia’s biggest standalone BESS comes online, Cypress Creek raises funding for a gigawatt-scale hybrid resource, and Kore Power’s mobile solutions subsidiary is sold, in this edition of news in brief.

The NSW Energy Security Corporation has deployed its first investment, committing AU$100 million to a large-scale battery storage platform.

Sembcorp Industries has completed its acquisition of Alinta Energy at a value of AU$6.5 billion (US$4.32 billion).

The inertia market could be a significant contributor to the German energy mix, despite the challenges that remain.

Minimising counterparty risk is a key component of the German BESS sector, particularly amid ongoing political uncertainty.

Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 1,800MWh Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, Australia.

Queensland Investment Corporation has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund.

The UK’s NESO has cleared 150GW of BESS from its grid connection queues, according to figures from BloombergNEF.