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Astoria Generating Station. New York's largest single peaker plant site has an important legacy with a dark side. It's also among the first to have a committed plan to replace some of its capacity with batteries, by owner Eastern Generation. Image: wikimedia user tim1337

Eastern Generation gets permit for 135MW battery storage at New York fossil fuel plant site

June 23, 2022
Approval has been granted for construction of a large-scale BESS at the site of an existing fossil fuel power plant in New York.
Rendering of CS Energy's 200MWh Chincilla BESS project, announced by the state-owned group earlier this year. Image: CS Energy.

Queensland peaker plant proposal adds batteries, reduces planned gas turbine capacity

April 27, 2022
Peaker plant in Queensland which would have relied on 1,000MW of gas generation will instead combine turbines and batteries.
Image: NYPA via Twitter.

Drive to rehabilitate New York City fossil fuel peaker plant sites with battery storage

April 22, 2022
New York Power Authority has started a process of adapting fossil fuel peaker plant sites to host battery storage which could replace them. 
Alcemi's project could supercede London Gateway, a BESS project with planning approvals in place for up to 900MWh capacity by gas trading company Intergen. Image: InterGen.

How financing and revenue models are evolving in UK battery storage

March 21, 2022
Experts from LCP, Apricum and law firm CMS look at the development of financing and investment in UK battery storage.
Inauguration of Ukraine's first grid-scale BESS in 2021. Ukraine joined ENTSO-E as an Observer Member in April 2022. Image: DTEK.

Only energy storage can make Europe ‘truly energy independent’

March 21, 2022
The European Commission’s plan to lower dependency on Russian gas imports needs to focus on pairing renewable energy with energy storage.
Origin's Eraring coal power station (above), is currently the site of a major BESS development by Origin. Image: CSIRO.

Australia’s Origin Energy to replace coal with energy storage and virtual power plant

March 9, 2022
Origin Energy has outlined how a virtual power plant (VPP) and large-scale battery storage will allow it to replace coal.
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.

Early retirement plan for 3GW coal plant in Australia, outcompeted by renewables and energy storage

February 18, 2022
Australian energy retailer Origin Energy intends to build a 700MW battery storage system on the site of a coal power plant for which it has brought forward a planned retirement date by seven years. 
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Energy-Storage.news’ top 10 blogs and features of the year 2021

December 29, 2021
While we’re waiting to get started up for what looks like being a busier year than ever in 2022, let’s look back as we reveal the most-read blogs and features for 2021.
ESS Inc Energy Warehouse un. Image: ESS Inc.

South Korea’s H2 Inc plans 20MWh flow battery at California gas peaker plant site

December 24, 2021
A 20MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) project is being developed for construction at the site of an existing natural gas peaker plant in California, by South Korea’s H2 Inc.
Fluence Cubes at a customer's BESS project. Image: Fluence.

Year in review 2021: ESS technology providers Fluence and Powin Energy

December 20, 2021
Bringing you the thoughts of leaders from across the industry in our series of end-of-year blogs.

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