BESS developer-operator Aquila Clean Energy has started building a 50MW/100MWh project in Germany, its first major one in the country.

The administrators appointed to handle the affairs of Australian flow battery manufacturer Redflow have already received interest from prospective buyers and investors.

Australian flow battery manufacturer Redflow is in voluntary administration after being unable to raise equity funding for a strategic plan.

IPP Arevon has been given the green light for the construction and operation of a standalone 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Los Angeles County, California through the California Environmental Equality Act (CEQA) review process. 

Paul Doherty, principal communications executive at PG&E discusses the California utility’s adoption of energy storage and the many roles it plays for the grid.

Australian electricity retailer AGL Energy confirmed yesterday (14 August) it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Firm Power along with solar PV developer Terrain Solar.

State-owned energy company Stanwell has today (13 August) announced it has started construction on its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in Queensland, Australia.

Acen Australia has submitted assessment documents for its 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

The US industry’s prolific recent run of developers raising significant financing continues with announcements from Aypa Power and Hunt Energy Network.

Ambri, the MIT-spinoff commercialising a liquid metal battery for stationary storage applications, looks set for a fresh start.