Developer ESA Solar has announced successful permitting of the Salzburg Battery Storage Project, a 150MW/600MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Midland Township, Michigan, US.

The Australian government has approved the development of HumeLink, an almost AU$5 billion (US$3.1 billion) energy transmission project that will unlock the 350GWh Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) expansion.

A 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) developed by Ørsted will be co-located with its Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm onshore substation.

India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) and development finance institutions from Great Britain and Norway have launched a transmission and battery storage development platform.

Oil & gas major TotalEnergies and Canadian Solar have received key state-level approvals for large-scale solar PV-plus-energy storage projects in New South Wales, Australia.

World leaders attending COP29 next month have been encouraged to sign a pledge to collectively increase global energy storage capacity to 1,500GW by 2030.

Renewable energy developer TagEnergy has energised what it claims is the UK’s ‘largest’ transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS): the 100MW/200MWh Lakeside project in North Yorkshire.

Brightnight is seeking approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission to construct a generation tie-in transmission line (gen-tie) in La Paz County, Arizona.

Energisation has begun at Waratah Super Battery, the energy storage project contracted as a ‘giant shock absorber’ for the grid in New South Wales, Australia.

Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.