Global PV inverter and energy storage solutions provider Sungrow will supply equipment to eight solar microgrid projects in Lebanon.

Another edition of news in brief, this time from the UK’s booming large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) market.

At World Smart Energy Week in Japan last week CATL, Jinkosolar and Sungrow exhibited battery storage products.

Inverter supplier Sungrow and developer Constantine Energy Storage are partnering on 825MWh of BESS projects in the UK, including two with discharge durations of nearly three hours.

During first China-Arab States Summit, Sungrow signed battery storage supply agreement for Saudi Arabia’s new ‘smart city’ megadevelopment.

Sungrow will provide a 638MWh liquid-cooled battery energy storage system (BESS) to Engie for a solar-plus-storage project in Chile.

Sungrow has signed MOU to collaborate on energy transition topics with Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand.

Solar energy companby KarmSolar has secured US$2.4 million in bank financing for a solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Sungrow, EVE Energy Storage and Saft were amongst the big names exhibiting new battery energy storage products at RE+ in California last week.

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