The US development arm of Spain’s Ignis has submitted an application with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a 350MWh+ battery storage facility in Alameda County under the regulatory body’s Opt-In Certification Programme.
Wind developer WestWind Energy has signed a lease agreement with Australia’s New South Wales government for the development of a 1,500MWh wind-plus-storage site in the south-west of the state.
A 350MW wind-plus-storage site in Tasmania, Australia, which features a 600MW/2,400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), has been granted ‘Major Project’ status by the state’s government.
A 450MW wind-plus-storage project in Tasmania, featuring a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 200-400MWh, has been submitted for approval under the Australian government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
The first Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender round in Australia successfully awarded 3.5GWh of co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) as renewables-plus-storage projects.
Developer Squadron Energy is seeking to build an 8-hour duration 1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia, co-located with a 300MW wind project.
A 1,800MWh wind-plus-storage project being pursued by developer Squadron Energy in New South Wales, Australia, has been recommended for approval by the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPCN).
Power from new co-located renewable energy and battery projects in California will be bought by Amazon and a number of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs).
Hybrid power plants are the future of the energy market, but smart hardware needs to be supported with smart optimisation, write Isabella Caschetto and Dominic Multerer of CAMOPO.
