Two Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance: Ark Energy secures AU$1.3 billion for 2.2GWh Richmond Valley project; Quinbrook submits 250MWp Queensland site.

ESN Premium speaks with Bryen Alperin and Sophie Brkovic of Foss & Company about the tax equity investor’s entrance into microgrids.

Residential renewable energy solutions company Palmetto recently launched its Palmetto Energy Backup Plan, a residential battery subscription aimed at making residential storage more accessible in 25 US states.

Distributed energy resource (DER)-focused companies Sunrun and FranklinWH are expanding in California and Texas, US, respectively.

There’s been a flurry of project completions across Europe this past week, with projects completed in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria by RheinEnergie/SMA, BSP, BStor, European Energy and Sunotec respectively, totalling nearly 700MWh of capacity.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile. 

Independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has signed a 1TWh night-time power purchase agreement (PPA) for its 3.5GWh Elena BESS project in Chile.

Two recent microgrid projects highlight the expanding role of flow batteries, with Quino Energy deploying organic flow batteries in the Maldives and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians integrating zinc hybrid cathode storage in Northern California.

IPP Enlight Renewable Energy has announced that its US subsidiary Clēnera Holdings has entered into a debt financing framework agreement for the CO Bar Complex in Arizona, US.

US residential solar and energy storage installer Sunrun, energy management platform Renew Home, and Tesla have announced an agreement to deliver more than 16GW of flexible energy capacity to US hyperscalers and utilities.