Multiple tenders seeking gigawatts of ‘firm and dispatchable’ renewable energy have been launched in India in recent months by state-owned or administered enterprises.

Over 400MW of solar-plus-storage projects win Innovation Tender contracts in Germany

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a US$24 million loan for a solar and storage project in Senegal with a 15MW/45MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal approval on a 600MW solar PV plant in Central Queensland, Australia.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has raised £620 million (US$750 million) for a UK-focused renewables fund, with solar, storage and flexibility assets a key focus.

Electriq Power CEO Frank Magnotti on how energy storage could help unlock the potential of community solar and enable more people to benefit.

EDF Renewables has signed a 150MW solar-plus-storage 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility El Paso Electric in New Mexico, US.

Enfinite has brought online two more battery assets in a nine-project portfolio in Alberta, Canada, while Elemental Energy has commenced operation of a large-scale vanadium flow battery system.

The North American arm of Italy-based energy firm Enel has secured a PPA with a Boston Properties (BXP) for part of a solar-plus-storage project in the ERCOT, Texas market, which has a 104MW BESS.

Developer Redeux Energy Partners has enlisted Marathon Capital to sell a solar and storage portfolio with 160MW/640MWh of battery storage in the MISO and SERC grid territories.