Last month was the first time since June that both pre-application submissions and full planning consent submissions for grid-scale UK BESS surpassed 1GWh – just before NESO announced the results of its grid connection queue reshuffle.

The US development arm of Milan, Italy-headquartered developer Nadara has encountered a setback in its pursuit of a 200MW hybrid BESS destined for Arizona.

UK BESS projects totalling nearly 4GWh awarded planning consent in October, there is now nearly 22GWh under construction.

Local authorities approved 1,237MW/2,474MWh of grid-scale BESS in the UK, the latest data from our monthly roundup shows.

Ark Energy has submitted plans for a 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage project to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC).

Activity in the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market continues to grow substantially year-on-year despite numerous headwinds, as detailed in this H1 recap from our Market Research colleagues.

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

A roundup of recent BESS development planning consent news in the Great Britain (GB) market this week, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.

Developers Fidra Energy and Innova have secured planning consent for two large-scale BESS projects in the UK, which together total 2,425MW/5,150MWh of energy storage capacity.

Eolian has pulled plans for a 100MW/400MWh standalone BESS facility that was proposed for the Town of Catskill in Greene County, New York, following a drawn-out permitting process with the local planning authority.