The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation is taking part in a study to assess how technologies like solar-plus-storage hybrids can provide baseload power in the Philippines.

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Octopus Group have followed up their recent development deal for a mixed renewables hub.

The US battery storage market is struggling to adapt to rising raw materials costs and has reached a “crisis point”.

Island nations Mauritius and Barbados have both begun renewable energy procurement processes that involve energy storage.

Swedish public utility Vattenfall has opened its Energypark Haringvliet in the Netherlands, which combines wind, solar and a 12MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power has cut the ribbon on a large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Kings County, California.

Andy Lycett, Sungrow’s country manager for the UK and Ireland, on the trends that might shape the industry in the years to come. 

From 10GW of battery storage expected to be deployed in the US over the next two years, more than 60% will be installed with solar PV.

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments has signed a solar and battery energy storage system PPA totalling 200MWac/400MWh with a local utility.

Huawei has agreed to provide the complete solution for what looks set to be the biggest project of its type in Africa so far.