The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) and regulators are considering changing rules governing ownership of grid-connected energy storage systems.

Sungrow has signed MOU to collaborate on energy transition topics with Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand.

Sterling and Wilson has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Nigeria to develop and construct PV and BESS projects.

India’s government has added an Energy Storage Obligation alongside its Renewable Purchase Obligation for the first time.

Western Australia will retire its two state-owned coal power plants by 2030 and invest in renewable energy and energy storage.

Island nations Mauritius and Barbados have both begun renewable energy procurement processes that involve energy storage.

A cap and floor regime would be the most beneficial solution for supporting long-duration energy storage in the UK, a report from KPMG has found.

The UK will exempt clean energy technologies from business rate rises while tenders for large-scale renewables will allow bids to include generation projects colocated with energy storage. 

A Tesla battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project has gone into service at what is currently the world’s biggest single-site solar PV plant, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

Energy-storage.news speaks with Ameresco executive VP and general manager, at its Federal Solutions division, Nicole Bulgarino, who tells us about why this type of project can play such a critical role in proving the case for smart energy solutions that include battery storage.