Energy infrastructure group TC Energy has begun work on a solar PV power plant in Alberta, Canada, the company’s first solar project.

Second Renewable Energy Target auction held in Victoria, Australia, won by six solar PV projects, four of which include battery storage.

A couple of weeks ago, Energy-Storage.news met with leading figures from the energy storage industry at RE+ 2022.

Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi has bought the remaining 19.9% stake held in Hitachi Energy by its joint venture partner ABB.

NextEra’s Energy’s 485MW solar PV co-located plant has reached full commercial operation in Riverside County, California.

Inflation Reduction Act legislation is an unexpected “huge shot in the arm” for that could double the addressable domestic market.

Goldman Sachs and Cleanhill Partners have swooped to acquire a majority stake in EPC Power, a US manufacturer of power conversion systems.

Canadian Solar was behind a successful bid in Chile’s July auction with 253MWp of solar PV and 1GWh battery energy storage.

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.