Boralex, EDF and Atura Power have submitted plans for BESS projects to the Town of Greater Napanee, Ontario.

Some proposed battery storage projects have been cancelled in the US and Canada since the start of this year, after facing opposition from local communities.

The local authority in an Ontario municipality has backed energy company Enbridge’s three battery storage projects in the Canadian province.

Proposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers on New York’s Long Island.

Conrad Energy has launched construction of a 6MW/12MWh battery energy storage system in Somerset, UK, after local opposition thwarted original plans for a new gas generator.

Developers of two large-scale battery projects in Massachusetts have appeared before the public at Energy Facilities Siting Board hearings.

Brookfield Renewable has proposed a 644MWh battery storage system to compete in the Ontario grid operator’s RfP.

With over 25 years’ experience as a firefighter and now part of a group that specialises in battery storage safety, Paul Rogers at Energy Safety Response Group knows all about fire safety from both sides of the fence.

A permit has been granted by local authorities in California for a battery storage project of up to 2,000MW output, which could host both lithium-ion and flow battery systems.