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Alinta Energy's Wagerup power plant, where the battery storage project will be sited and connected to existing high voltage infrastructure. Image: Wikimedia user Steven Bradley.

Alinta Energy building 100MW/200MWh battery storage at Western Australia thermal power plant

August 17, 2023
Alinta Energy will deploy a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia at the site of one of its thermal power plants.
The solar and storage markets are booming in the US. Speedway, a Summit Ridge community solar project in Illinois. Image: Summit Ridge Energy.
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PV developer Summit Ridge Energy completes diesel-displacing battery projects in New York

July 27, 2023
Summit Ridge Energy has commissioned two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in New York City which will help reduce the grid’s reliance on diesel-fueled generation.
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EU-funded study highlights benefits of battery storage for Bangladesh

June 8, 2023
The government of Bangladesh and potential investors into energy storage in the South Asian country were handed a European Union-funded roadmap for the technology’s development last week.
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Evolution of business models for energy storage systems in Europe

April 11, 2023
Energy networks in Europe share a common need for energy storage. What that looks like from a market perspective is evolving.
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Hunting the ‘missing money’ in New York’s energy storage market

April 4, 2023
New York is often considered among leading US states for energy storage, based on ambition and favourable policy direction rather than action.
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Ameresco to get 2.1GWh BESS project for Southern California Edison to ‘substantial completion by summer’

March 1, 2023
Ameresco has nearly completed its three-site, 2.1GWh battery energy storage system project for utility Southern California Edison.
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.
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Batteries for gas: Behind FlexGen’s California co-location project to enhance peaker plants

February 15, 2023
Battery storage can enhance the operation of power plant fleets, whether wind, solar, coal, gas or almost any other technology.  
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Europe’s largest transmission-connected BESS begins ‘world first’ reactive power services contract

February 13, 2023
A battery storage system in the UK has begun delivery of reactive power services, claimed as a world first contract of its kind.
Coal-fired power plant in Alberta, Canada, pictured in 2017. Image: Flickr user TonyGlen14

Renewables with energy storage cost-competitive with gas in Canadian provinces

February 7, 2023
Wind and solar PV paired with energy storage cost-competitive against gas in Ontario and Alberta, according to study from Clean Energy Canada.

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