Spanish multinational Naturgy has bought a large-scale hybrid solar-plus-storage project in development in Australia.

Increasingly, microgrids often lean on battery storage as a key component, replacing or reducing reliance on diesel and other fossil fuels.

EDF Renewables North America has fully commissioned Palen Solar, a multi-stage solar PV project on public lands in California.

Clearway Energy Group has brought online the first ever utility-scale solar-plus-storage project on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu.

Revolve Renewable Power received approval to build 250MW project on land managed by the US Bureau of Land Management in Arizona.

Construction has begun on two large-scale solar projects paired with battery storage in Hawaii from AES Corporation.

Republic of Maldives has reopened a tender process, seeking to procure 40MWh of battery energy storage systems.

Tax incentives for energy storage included in the US’ Inflation Reduction Act could mean fewer solar-plus-storage hybrid plants are built.

Vistra Energy will have more than 1,213MW of battery storage in operation in its portfolio by 2026, the US power generation company has claimed.

Wirsol Energy has received development approval for its Maryvale solar and energy storage project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.