German IPP Enertrag and Swiss utility Axpo have launched BESS projects in France, including what could be the country’s first 3-hour project.

Energy companies are accelerating battery storage deployment in Germany, with TotalEnergies and Kyon, Envision Energy and Ju:niz, and Flower announcing significant project developments and acquisitions.

The state-owned Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has revealed the qualified bidders for its second build own operate (BOO) BESS tender, totalling 3GW/12GWh of capacity across six projects.

That’s according to Benedikt Deuchert, head of business development and regulatory affairs for German battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and EPC firm Kyon Energy.

TotalEnergies is pushing ahead with a co-located battery storage and gigawatt-scale wind project in Kazakhstan, Central Asia.  

A joint venture between TotalEnergies and Eren Groupe has submitted a 6GWh solar-plus-storage project for environmental approval in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT).

TotalEnergies is reportedly considering selling a stake of ‘about 50%’ in a portfolio of BESS projects in Germany it is deploying via Kyon Energy.

Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has taken a final investment decision (FID) and started construction on a further six BESS projects in Germany, with Saft to provide the battery technology.

TotalEnergies, a French energy major, is seeking approval from the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act for a 320MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales, Australia.

A list of pre-qualified bidders has been published in the first procurement of BESS resources by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC).