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US Congress made quick work to wave through the legislation. Image: Wikimedia user Bjoertvedt

Inflation Reduction Act passes: Climate action, energy security, and economic recovery start today

August 15, 2022
Energy storage is ready to become a key pillar of the US energy transition, writes Andy Tang of Wärtsilä Energy.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Australian Capital Territory government ‘invests’ in 250MW battery project

July 25, 2022
The state government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will pledge funding towards a BESS rollout.
A container ship at PAsir Panjang Terminal, Singapore. Image: wikimedia user Wzhkevin.

Singapore container port uses 2MWh battery system to increase energy efficiency

July 14, 2022
Battery system has been installed as part of a project to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions from Singapore’s seaports.
ESS Inc Energy Warehouse unit for large commercial and industrial applications. Image: ESS Inc via Twitter.

Iron flow battery factory under construction in Queensland, Australia

July 7, 2022
Construction has begun of a factory for long-duration flow batteries using iron and saltwater electrolyte in Queensland, Australia.
A solar and battery project Gannawarra, Victoria, completed in 2018 with some support from ARENA. Image: ARENA.

Australian large-scale battery projects compete for ARENA funding support

July 6, 2022
Nearly A$4 billion (US$2.72 billion) of battery projects in Australia are in the running to receive financial support from ARENA.
Inauguration of India's first 10MW grid-scale BESS, in 2019. Image: Tata Power.

India’s tenders mark beginning of an ‘energy storage revolution’

July 5, 2022
India is on the “cusp of a potential energy storage revolution,” according to authors of a new report on tenders launched in the country.
Image: FREYR Battery.

FREYR Battery expands gigafactory plan amid pledge of support from Norway’s government

June 30, 2022
FREYR Battery will go ahead with construction of its first battery gigafactory in Norway, which has announced a National Battery Strategy.
1414 Degrees early concept art for the Aurora project. Image: 1414 Degrees.

Australia large-scale hybrid CSP-battery-PV project revived after pull-out of investors

June 17, 2022
Novel project in development in Australia combining CSP, molten silicon thermal storage, solar PV and grid-scale BESS appears to be revived.
StoTera's lithium sulfur flow battery, SLIQ 2. Image: StorTera.

Innovators look to solve UK’s long-duration energy storage challenge

June 6, 2022
Our UK colleagues spoke with some of the winners of the long-duration energy storage technology competition hosted by the government.
Ceremony to start construction of a pumped hydro plant by Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is one of a number by Greenko, a prolific participant in tenders. Image: CMO Andhra Pradesh via Twitter.

Indian state’s chief minister marks start of construction at hybrid solar-wind-pumped hydro storage plant

May 18, 2022
Construction has begun on a major hybrid renewable energy and storage plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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