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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.

Australia needs major energy storage investment to face ‘wicked challenge’ of net zero, CSIRO says

March 29, 2023
National science agency CSIRO has said Australia needs multiple energy storage technologies at massive scale to achieve its transition.
US Secretary for Energy Jennifer Granholm at ESS Inc's Wilsonville, Oregon factory. On the right is CEO Eric Dresselhuys with founder Craig Evans, centre. Image: Business Wire.

ESS Inc. gets UL1973 certification for flow battery modules

March 22, 2023
ESS Inc. has received UL1973 certification for the battery modules in its utility and industrial flow battery energy storage systems.
Onslow Dam at Lake Onslow, New Zealand. A PHES plant at the site was conceptualised by Associate Professor Earl Bardsley from the University of Waikato in 2004. Image: Mohammed Majeed.

New Zealand considers investing US$9.8 billion in 5TWh of pumped hydro to bridge energy deficit

March 17, 2023
The government of New Zealand considering viability of pumped hydro among its options to plug energy deficits of between 3TWh and 5TWh.
Rendering of the Waranga electrolyte processing plant. Image: Australian Vanadium.

Australian Vanadium secures site for flow battery electrolyte plant in Western Australia

March 16, 2023
Australian Vanadium has secured a site and progressed the design and development of a flow battery electrolyte facility in Western Australia.
Rendering of how a Rondo Heat Battery would look at an industrial site. Image: Rondo Energy.

2MWh initial deployment for 1000°C+ ‘Heat Battery’ thermal energy storage technology

March 9, 2023
Project claimed to be the first of its kind in the US, utilising the highest temperature thermal storage tech in the world has gone online.
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UK government looking at LDES-specific policy

March 8, 2023
The UK government is looking to bring in policy specifically around long-duration energy storage (LDES) by the end of next year.
Panellists at the LDES technology session, moderated by analyst Sam Wilkinson (left). Image: Gareth Davies / Solar Media

World needs ‘collaborative competition to capture US$4 trillion long-duration opportunity’

March 1, 2023
Long-duration energy storage was firmly on the agenda and among the talking points of attendees at Energy Storage Summit EU in London.
Tunnelling work at a recently completed hydropower project in Portugal featuring 880MW of PHES. Image: Iberdrola

India’s Ministry of Power issues guidelines for pumped hydro energy storage

February 22, 2023
Ministry of Power has issued guidelines for the adoption of PHES as a key technology for India’s renewable energy ambitions.
Highview Power's liquid air energy storage (LAES) commercial demonstrator in England, UK. Image: Highview Power.

Diversifying a US$200 billion market: The alternatives to Li-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage

February 21, 2023
The global need for grid-scale energy storage will rise rapidly in the coming years as the transition away from fossil fuels accelerates.
A TransAlta hydroelectric dam. Image: TransAlta via Twitter.

Canada’s TransAlta buys 50% stake in 4.8GWh Alberta pumped hydro project

February 20, 2023
TransAlta has acquired a 50% stake in an early-stage development pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Alberta.

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