Mining giant Fortescue has commenced construction on a 650MWh battery energy storage system at Cloudbreak in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, alongside the 690MW Turner River solar PV power plant.

The US installed 9.7GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, according to the US trade association group, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

In this US news roundup, OCI Energy, MN8 Energy, GridStor, and Grenergy advance battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sunraycer Renewables has closed a US$901 million project financing facility, supporting three solar-plus-storage projects in Texas, US.

Spanish developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has energised its 1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

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In this US news roundup, battery energy storage system (BESS) project updates from Spearmint Energy in Texas, Polaris Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico, and Clearway Energy Group in Utah.

Independent power producer (IPP) Innergex and system integrator Prevalon Energy have energised the San Andrés II battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile.

US renewable energy developer, Longroad Energy’s Sun Pond solar-plus-storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, US has reached commercial operation.

Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has begun construction on the 300MW/1,500MWh Patache battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern Chile.