Utility and network operators RheinEnergie and Bayernwerk have respectively started building and commissioned 7MWh battery storage projects in Germany.

Synergy has begun its second large-scale battery project in Western Australia as the company’s first nears its start of commercial operations.

Con Edison has inaugurated the largest battery storage project to date within New York City, making a tiny dent in delivering the US utility’s state-determined commitment to energy storage.

California Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) Sonoma Clean Power has signed a deal for the output of a large-scale solar-plus-storage plant, while another CCA has launched a Request for Offers (RFP).

‘Multi-day storage’ tech company Form Energy and US utility Georgia Power have sealed a “definitive agreement” for a grid-scale project.

Renewable energy technology firm Entech has won a framework contract in France with four public utilities to deploy 50MWh of battery storage.

Utility Hawaiian Electric has finalised a plan to completely use renewable resources by 2045, including mid-term goals of adding renewables generation and rooftop solar by 2030.

Portland General Electric has procured 400MW of BESS resources split across two large-scale projects in the Oregon utility’s service area.

Legislation could soon be introduced in the US state of Illinois that aims to promote energy storage on the grid.

A hybrid power project combining thermal engines with battery storage nearing its completion after delays caused deadlines to be extended.