Following the recent notification, the Rajasthan government will develop 500MW/2,000MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a four-hour single-cycle configuration and extended operational life.
Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) has awarded 4.13GW/15.37GWh of battery storage capacity in its third tender round, exceeding initial targets and attracting 135GWh of bids.
India’s ambitious drive for renewable energy has accelerated the need for energy storage, but there are many factors to success, writes Charith Konda of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
The New South Wales government has announced plans to launch a new tender seeking 500MW of firming capacity, seeking bids from battery energy storage, gas and virtual power plants (VPP).