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Fluence, Siemens BESS-powered microgrid takes Azores Island closer to ‘a sustainable future’

March 14, 2023
Fluence and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have completed a renewable energy microgrid project on Terceira, a Portuguese Azores island.
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Developer Enfinite brings online 40MW/70MWh of battery storage in Alberta, Canada

February 27, 2023
Alberta-based developer Enfinite has commissioned two grid-scale battery storage projects in the Canadian province.
FMG iron ore operations in Pilbara, Western Australia. Image: FMG.

Large-scale battery storage online at Fortescue Metals’ iron ore sites in Australia’s Pilbara

February 15, 2023
Two large-scale battery storage systems which will help power iron ore mining operations in Western Australia have been commissioned.
The 200MW/285MWh project on Jurong Island. Image: Sembcorp.

Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage project officially opened in Singapore

February 2, 2023
Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target, with the official opening of Southeast Asia’s biggest BESS.
Experts investigate the root cause of the 2019 fire and explosion at a 2MW BESS in Arizona. Image: APS.

Local opposition leads to BESS project cancellations in North America – report

February 2, 2023
Some proposed battery storage projects have been cancelled in the US and Canada since the start of this year, after facing opposition from local communities.
Tesla Megapacks at an project site. A Tesla representative spoke at the Brussels launch, as did representatives from ESS Inc and Portguese utility EDP. Image: TagEnergy.

UK ROUNDUP: FRV, TagEnergy finance 366MWh, SSE acquires solar sites with co-location potential

January 31, 2023
This edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage comes from our UK colleagues at Solar Power Portal.
The site of the former Knapton gas power plant. Image: Centrica.

UK gas power plant site to be retooled as low-carbon hub by owner Centrica

January 26, 2023
Centrica to repurpose a former gas-fired power plant to include 28MW BESS and potential to develop off-grid hydrogen production and solar.
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Powin supplying 860MWh BESS to Arizona PV-plus-storage plant for developer Longroad

January 19, 2023
Longroad Energy has achieved financial close on Arizona project which will pair 285MWdc of solar PV with 215MW/860MWh battery storage.
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UK developer Exagen submits application for 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage project

January 10, 2023
Exagen has submitted plans for a 500MW/1GWh battery storage project to Blaby District Council, in the Midlands region of England, UK.
Wallerawang coal power plant, pictured in 2007, closed down in 2014, but New South Wales still has much more work to do to replace coal on its energy networks. Image: Wikimedia user Amitch.

Shell acquires 1GWh BESS project at former coal power plant site in New South Wales

January 10, 2023
Shell Energy Australia will build, own and operate a planned 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage asset at former coal plant.

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