Australian investment bank Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in US independent power producer D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in a deal worth up to US$1.73 billion.
PV module manufacturer Trina Solar has submitted a planning application for a 660MW/2,640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Wellesley, in the Shire of Harvey, Western Australia.
Saft, a subsidiary of French energy giant TotalEnergies, will provide Genesis Energy in New Zealand with a 100MW/200MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS).
Energy Plug Technologies and the Malahat Nation have confirmed that construction has started on Canada’s first indigenous-led energy storage gigafactory in Mill Bay, British Columbia.
Three-quarters of the lithium-ion battery supply chain could have exposure to forced labour, contravening US and EU laws and potentially leading to products being blocked from those markets, a report said.
Battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions provider GE Vernova has been selected to deliver the BESS for Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ 250MW/1,000 MWh energy storage project in Queensland, Australia.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) confirmed last week (11 September) that the AUS$523 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative has opened a consultation into the scheme.
Utility Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) is to receive US$206 million from the US Department of Agriculture’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) programme to help develop three projects, including a 46MW/92MWh BESS in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Construction has started at the 600MW/1,600MWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH), one of the largest energy storage projects in Victoria, Australia.
