The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has enacted market rule changes to make it easier for energy storage to provide grid ancillary services and help grid reliability.

Battery storage projects from Hynfra Energy Storage and OX2 totalling 130MWh have won contracts in energy auctions in Poland this week.

Utility Eneco and Corre Energy have signed an agreement for the latter to deploy a 320MW, 84-hour duration compressed air energy storage system (CAES) in Groningen, the Netherlands.

The power solutions arm of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deploy three co-located battery storage projects for Origis Energy in the Southeast United States.

Gotion High-Tech aims to build gigafactory in Thailand targeting the electric vehicle (EV) and stationary storage markets.

Uptick in energy storage investment in region still largely powered by coal, experiencing population and energy demand growth.

Battery storage developer Spearmint Energy has started building a 150MW/300MWh unit in the ERCOT, Texas market, its first project.

Investor Claritas and system integrator Hynfra Energy Storage (HES) have signed a framework agreement to deploy half a gigawatt of utility-scale battery energy storage in Poland.

The European Union parliament has voted on amendments to REPowerEU which will see its accelerated permitting for renewable projects expanded to include standalone energy storage.

South Africa’s grid operator Eskom has issued a procurement notice for two grid-scale battery projects totalling 36MW/146MWh of energy storage, while the state-owned company’s CEO resigned this week.