The Spanish government has progressed plans to launch a competitive auction for renewable generation and energy storage in two regions where coal plants have been retired, totalling 829MW of capacity.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks to one of the chief architects of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), aimed at breaking down barriers to investment and deployment in Australia’s renewable energy and storage sectors.

Independent power producer (IPP) Atlas Renewable Energy discussed its large-scale BESS projects in Chile, where gigawatts of projects are expected to come online in the next few years.

Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.

India’s cumulative battery energy storage system (BESS) installations stood at 219.1MWh at the end of March 2024, according to Mercom India.

A 150MW BESS at the flagship Cleve Hill solar and storage project in the UK can now go ahead after its refusal by the local council was successfully appealed.

Independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has reached financial close on phase one and two of its Oasis de Atacama BESS and solar project in Chile, which will eventually reach 4.1GWh.

Queensland Hydro has launched a public consultation phase for its 2GW Borumba Pumped Hydro Project in Australia.

The government of the Philippines will begin a competitive solicitation process for variable renewable energy (VRE) paired with energy storage before the end of 2024.

The energy storage market in Ireland continues to show strong growth potential. While still in the early stages of site construction, new additions are now providing a strong uptick in activity.