Independent power producer Clearway Energy Group has brought a 36MW solar PV plus 144MWh battery energy storage system project online in O’ahu, Hawaii, delivered by energy technology firm Wärtsilä.
Construction has started on a solar plus storage project on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands for a November 2023 commissioning date.
Wells Fargo, MUFG and Silicon Valley Bank have completed US$260 million of construction financing for Leeward Renewable Energy’s Chaparral Springs solar-plus-storage project in California.
New energy storage projects co-located with renewables in Spain will be eligible to have 40-65% of their investment costs covered under a government scheme launching in a week’s time.
Virtual power plant (VPP) specialist Swell Energy will aggregate home solar and battery systems in a new programme from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
The power solutions arm of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deploy three co-located battery storage projects for Origis Energy in the Southeast United States.
South Africa’s grid operator Eskom has issued a procurement notice for two grid-scale battery projects totalling 36MW/146MWh of energy storage, while the state-owned company’s CEO resigned this week.
South Africa’s main utility and grid operator Eskom has announced the start of construction of its first battery energy storage system (BESS) with Hyosung Heavy Industries.
