Battery storage developers and owner-operators Eku, Alcemi, Field and Energy Optimisation Solutions (EOS) make UK project progress with finance and planning approvals.

Despite new state incentives for energy storage in New York, some independent power producers (IPP) are still struggling to make progress in the face of local opposition, permitting hurdles and moratoriums.

Developer ACEnergy has seen its 350MW/770MWh Little River battery energy storage system (BESS) fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia.

Standalone BESS proposal from Engie has reached a permitting milestone in the California Energy Commission’s Opt-In Certification Program.

Swift Current Energy has encountered a major stumbling block in developing a standalone BESS in Virginia.

With Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, dropping plans for a moratorium, Nala Renewables has advanced a standalone BESS proposal.

A handful of successful applicants to Ontario’s largest-ever energy storage procurement are receiving heightened backlash from local opposition over their plans. 

The development of large-scale battery storage projects continues to face opposition from local communities in parts of New York, US.

Tilt Renewables has submitted plans for two 300MW 8-hour duration BESS co-located with a wind plant to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Brian Cashion at Firetrace International on community engagement and local support, essential to battery storage deployment.