Spanish developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has reached financial close for its hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile.

Renewable energy developer ACE Power has received development approval for a 200MW/800MWh solar-plus-storage site in Western Australia.

Intersect Power has become the latest player in the energy storage space to feel the adverse effects of tariff increases and policy uncertainty.

India’s renewable energy-adjacent battery storage sector rolls on, with new procurement and regulatory moves from SECI and CEA.

DESRI, Origis Energy and rPlus Energies have progressed the financing or construction of major large-scale solar and storage projects across the US, totalling 2.8GWh of BESS capacity – all outside of Texas and California.

After months of deliberation and analysis, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the first project reviewed as part of its opt-in certification scheme.

The financial close of two significant large-scale projects in Egypt could mark progress for the country’s nascent energy storage sector.

Power company AES Corporation has completed construction of the 1,000MW Bellefield 1 project in Kern County, California. The project includes 500MW of solar and 500MW/2,000MWh of battery storage.

Prospect14 became the latest US renewable energy developer to have a hybrid storage project application scrutinised and ultimately rejected.

A fire protection and emergency services provider in California, US, has introduced a mandatory risk mitigation payment system for solar PV and energy storage developers.