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WA energy minister Bill Johnston (second from left) with other project partners last week. Image: Synergy.

Project Symphony: Western Australia’s biggest virtual power plant goes online

November 11, 2022
Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.
Rendering of how the Fort Carson project will look, with solar PV array in background. Image: US Army / Lockheed Martin

US Army breaks ground on Lockheed Martin flow battery pilot

November 9, 2022
Construction has begun on a megawatt-scale flow battery project at the US Army’s Fort Carson in Colorado.
Energy Renaissance claimed its lithium battery solutions are designed and built with deployment in the heat and humidity of Australia and much of the wider Asia-Pacific region in mind. Image: Energy Renaissance.

Pilot production begins for Australia’s first lithium battery gigafactory

September 5, 2022
Pilot production has been established by an Australian company making lithium-ion battery storage solutions designed for hot climates.
Granholm again, this time on a visit to Eos' premises. Image: Eos via Twitter.

ROUNDUP: Generac Grid Services deal, Eos zinc battery microgrid, Malta’s thermal storage pilot

September 2, 2022
Another edition of our news in brief from around the world in energy storage.
Firm dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) tenders are one of several solicitation mechanisms putting energy storage on the grid in India. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Solar Energy Corporation of India’s 1,000MWh energy storage tender winner revealed

August 30, 2022
Bidding took place in reverse auction to contract for 500MW/1,000MWh of standalone BESS with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.
A Dominion Energy pilot BESS project in Virginia, retrofitted at an existing PV plant site. Image: RES.

Utility Dominion gets Virginia battery storage pilot projects online ahead of US state’s major rollout

August 1, 2022
As Virginia’s push towards one of the country’s most ambitious energy storage targets gets underway, pilot battery storage projects have been brought online.
The 6MW ground mounted PV array. Image: GPM / Mahindra Susten.

India’s first 24/7 solar-powered town enabled with battery storage and smart controls

June 7, 2022
Modhera is India’s first fully solar powered town, demonstrating that battery storage can enable 24/7 clean energy.
India's Central Electricity Authority has an expectation that more than 100GWh of battery storage will be needed by 2029-2030 to integrate renewable energy and ensure system reliability. Image: Tata Power Solar.

Solar Energy Corporation of India launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ 1,000MWh battery storage tender

April 14, 2022
SECI has launched a 500MW/1,000MWh pilot tender for standalone battery storage.
Zinc: versatile, abundant and used by various energy storage companies at differing stages of commercialisation. Image: Wikimedia, Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements.

e-Zinc raises US$25m to begin commercial pilot production of long-duration storage

April 7, 2022
e-Zinc, which claims its zinc metal-based battery technology could provide low-cost, long-duration energy storage has raised US$25 million. 
An existing Enel X commercial-scale battery storage project in Massachusetts, US. Image: Enel X.

Enel X aggregation pilot could unlock battery storage and demand response potential in Ontario

March 30, 2022
Enel X will participate in a pilot in Ontario aggregating behind-the-meter battery storage and demand response.

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