The Department of Mineral Resource and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa has issued its request for proposals (RFP) for six battery storage projects totaling 513MW/2,052MWh, with a July deadline.

Renewables developer Intersect Power has brought a 310MWp PV, 448MWh energy storage system project online in California.

Construction has started on a 350MW/1.4GWh compressed air energy storage (CAES) unit in Shangdong, China.

Nidec ASI, the Italy-based industrial solutions division of Japanese conglomerate Nidec Group, has won a contract to deploy 5.4GWh of battery energy storage systems in its home market.

Solar energy companby KarmSolar has secured US$2.4 million in bank financing for a solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Wisconsin utility Alliant Energy has announced plans to deploy two projects totalling 175MW/700MWh of battery energy storage in the midwestern state.

South Africa’s primary electricity supplier Eskom has announced details of forthcoming major battery storage deployments.

Energy conversion equipment specialist Ingeteam has supplied a battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Puertollano facility in Spain, the world’s largest operational green hydrogen plant.

Renewable energy company Maoneng has proposed an energy hub in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, with a 550MWac solar farm and 400MW/1,600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).