A regional council in Germany has given the go-ahead for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW’s 250MW Grid Booster BESS project, which will be provided by system integrator Fluence.

A trio of projects in the Northeast US highlight the use of battery storage to aid electricity suppliers in maintaining stable networks.

New York’s electricity market operator is evaluating the role energy storage technologies could play as part of the transmission network.

Fire incidents have been reported within weeks of each other at two separate lithium-ion battery storage projects in the US state of New York.

Convergent Energy and Power has brought online a battery storage project for New York utility O&R which will reduce the need for more expensive network upgrades.

System operators Amprion and E.ON are launching a series of non-wires alternative energy storage projects totalling 250MW in Germany, claimed to be the first of their kind.

Fluence’s launch of a battery storage solution targeted at transmission network projects speaks to the high value of an as-yet underserved market.

Further details about Brazil’s largest battery storage project to date have been revealed including its integrators and equipment providers.

High-voltage grid and market operator ISO New England has requested separate classification of energy storage as a transmission asset.

Energy storage could be a powerful asset in facilitating transmission upgrades required for New York’s low carbon energy transition.