A solar-plus-storage project combining 300kW of PV and a 2MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been installed in the Polynesian archipelago nation of Tonga.

Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.

Fluence and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have completed a renewable energy microgrid project on Terceira, a Portuguese Azores island.

The Netherlands needs 10GW of battery storage by 2030 and, while the market is being held back by onerous grid fees, developers like Lion Storage are working on deploying multi-hundred megawatt systems.

European Commission wants to advance the use of energy storage in managing supply and demand of electricity, according to a leaked document.

Switzerland’s largest energy firm Axpo has entered the battery storage market in Sweden, buying a project from developers RES and SCR set to come online in 2024.

France-based independent power producer (IPP) Qair Energy will deploy 60MWac of solar-plus-storage projects on the island nation of Mauritius after it won a state tender.

The government of Queensland has said keeping energy sector in public ownership will be key to an orderly transition away from fossil fuels.

Utility Zen Energy has acquired a large-scale 2.5 hour battery storage project from developer and IPP RES in Australia, expected to be online by the end of next year.

Construction has started on two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Idaho which will be delivered by Powin Energy.