Australia and New York are two very different places but both are likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy storage can compete.

JSW Renew Energy Five has been given the official notice to go ahead with two large-scale battery storage projects it was awarded in a tender by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Battery storage project will deliver nearly AU$10 million annual electricity system cost savings in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Work has begun on Australia’s biggest battery storage system to date, the Waratah Super Battery.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is seeking 2,250MW of so-called ‘Round-the-Clock’ (RTC) energy from renewable sources.

Canadian Solar was behind a successful bid in Chile’s July auction with 253MWp of solar PV and 1GWh battery energy storage.

Bidding took place in reverse auction to contract for 500MW/1,000MWh of standalone BESS with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.

Gujarat will sign power purchase agreements for renewables paired with energy storage to bring electricity to off-grid villages.

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has received proposals for more than 34GW of solar, wind and energy storage for its South-West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), more than 10 times the likely capacity of the site.

Neoen has started full commercial operations at its Bulgana Green Power Hub in the state of Victoria, Australia, which includes a 20MW / 34MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) paired with a 204MW wind farm.