Campbell, California-based utility-scale solar and storage developer RAI Energy has commenced permitting for a hybrid solar and storage facility located in Morgan County, Colorado, US.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has secured a 1.25GWh energy storage supply agreement with CATL for its Oasis de Atacama project in Chile.

The South American Andes regional arm of utility and IPP AES has started commercial operations on a project in Chile pairing 211MW of solar and a 130MW/650MWh BESS.

“This solution is fully bankable and financeable in the States,” says Terry Chen, VP of Trina Solar North America.

Spanish sustainable energy developer X-Elio is expanding a solar PV plant in Queensland, Australia, with the addition of battery storage.

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 587MW of solar-plus-storage in its latest Innovation Tender.

Three US-based independent power producers (IPPs) are currently seeking permission from the Minnesota PUC to construct new renewable energy facilities incorporating battery storage.

Danish renewable energy company Ørsted and US utility Salt River Project (SRP) have confirmed that their 300MW solar-plus-storage project in Pinal County, Arizona, has commenced operations.

Three utilities in Wisconsin are seeking regulatory approval to acquire two solar and storage hybrid projects from Blackstone portfolio company Invenergy as part of a wider US$1.92 billion investment.

The 360MW Mortlake solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, Australia, has been granted development consent by the state government.