Israel-based renewable energy firm Enlight’s US subsidiary Clēnera has signed a 20-year power purchase (PPA) with utility Arizona Public Service (APS) for a solar-plus-storage project.

New York’s governor Kathy Hochul has welcomed the start of commercial operations at the US state’s first BESS project in public ownership.

Wind and solar park operator Encavis has acquired a solar-plus-storage project with a 12MW/24MWh battery storage unit, set to come online in the first half of 2024.

Alex Thornton, operations director at Harmony Energy, gives us a deep dive into Pillswood, the biggest battery storage project in Europe.

Enel Green Power Chile has started construction on a solar-plus-storage project with a 67MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

By the end of 2022, US co-located renewable and energy storage projects totalled 41GW of generating power and 5.4GW/15.2GWh of energy storage, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) analysis.

Thermal energy storage company Rondo Energy has completed a US$60 million fundraising round from investors including Rio Tinto, Microsoft, Aramco and Energy Impact Partners.

Developer Recurrent Energy, an arm of solar PV and ESS manufacturer Canadian Solar, has secured a 20-year agreement with a local utility for a 1,200MWh battery storage project in Arizona.

A new national plan to regulate planning procedures and permitting for energy storage facilities looks likely to be adopted in Israel.

A total of 71GWh of new grid-scale energy storage needs to be deployed in Italy by 2030 for it to decarbonise its energy system in line with the EU targets.