Australia's CIS 'should expand to support long-duration storage'- Energy-Storage.News
“We need some form of policy or expansion of the CIS for LDES,” Nick Hawke, director of Australia’s CEFC, tells ESN Premium.| Energy-Storage.News
“We need some form of policy or expansion of the CIS for LDES,” Nick Hawke, director of Australia’s CEFC, tells ESN Premium.| Energy-Storage.News
Australia’s DCCEEW has announced plans to streamline the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) by transitioning to a one-stage process.| Energy-Storage.News
Vistra will write down the value of its Moss Landing phase one BESS by US$400 million in depreciation expense, its entire book value.| Energy-Storage.News
NextEra is seeking approval of a renewable energy project with battery storage via the California Energy Commission opt-in process.| Energy-Storage.News
Officials at the Zoning Board of Appeals for Hamilton County, Indiana, rejected application for a LFP BESS project from developer Aypa Power.| Energy-Storage.News
The Moss Landing BESS fire has focused attention on safety, as Aaron Marks at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), takes a closer look.| Energy-Storage.News
The California Energy Commission (CEC) held a public information meeting for Engie's Compass project that drew huge interest.| Energy-Storage.News
Hitachi Energy has been successful in its bid to acquire full ownership of Eks Energy, a manufacturer of power conversion systems (PCS).| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian government has opened two CIS tenders in Western Australia, targeting 2.4GWh of energy storage and 1.6GW of renewables.| Energy-Storage.News
Potentia Energy, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX, has secured the first environmental approval for a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) under South Australia's new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (HRE) Act.| Energy-Storage.News
French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen, which is now fully owned by Canadian investment firm Brookfield, has switched on the second phase of its 560MW/2,240MWh Collie BESS in Western Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Sergio Melendez, storage sector manager at CAISO, and Ali Karimian, market optimisation director at GridBeyond, about regulating Bid Cost Recovery Payments in the California Independent System Operator market.| Energy-Storage.News
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has pushed back recommissioning of the Elkhorn battery energy storage system (BESS) by approximately one year, to 30 June 2026.| Energy-Storage.News
California and Texas have been “really good proving grounds” for energy storage, according to the CEO of developer Fullmark Energy.| Energy-Storage.News
Asset manager MEAG and a subsidiary of inverter specialist SMA have partnered to deploy a 130MW/354MWh BESS in Germany, their second together and one which will deploy 'next-generation' inverters.| Energy-Storage.News
European Commission funding is supporting a project to integrate battery storage at a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Slovakia.| Energy-Storage.News
“Australia is one of the leading countries for grid-forming inverters,” said Natalie Thompson, senior analyst of energy storage and solar at Wood Mackenzie, when discussing the Australian energy storage market.| Energy-Storage.News
Renewables developer and independent power producer (IPP) TagEnergy has acquired Australian developer ACE Power, adding 6GW of energy storage and renewables projects to its portfolio.| Energy-Storage.News
We catch up with the CEO of BESS developer Harmony Energy about its strategy and plans going forward, following the sale of its affiliated Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT).| Energy-Storage.News
Following in the footsteps of several other US jurisdictions this year, officials at California’s Orange County are one step closer to amending zoning laws to allow the development of BESS.| Energy-Storage.News
Three companies, Pacifico Energy, Zenith Volts, and Fermi America have begun expanding power generation and energy storage capabilities for US data centre development.| Energy-Storage.News
An EU-backed energy storage capex support scheme in Lithuania will support as much as 4,000MWh of battery storage, the Ministry of Energy has said.| Energy-Storage.News
Chinese solar PV inverter and energy storage provider Sungrow has announced two major developments: plans for a Hong Kong IPO and the release of its half-year 2025 interim report.| Energy-Storage.News
Hithium will supply two projects in Saudi Arabia with 'the world’s first mass-produced kiloampere-hour (kAh) cells'.| Energy-Storage.News
“Battery energy storage systems (BESS) typically change ownership between two and four times during their 40-year lifecycle,” John Sheehy, CEO of Pottinger, said on day two of the Battery Asset Management Summit Australia 2025 this morning.| Energy-Storage.News
IPP Neoen has enlisted BESS supplier NHOA Energy for its first energy storage project in Italy.| Energy-Storage.News
Governor of New Jersey, US, Phil Murphy, signed legislation into law to reach 2,000MW of energy storage capacity by 2030, and nearly doubling the state’s clean energy capacity.| Energy-Storage.News
After an initial rush to deploy that gave CAISO and ERCOT the lead in US BESS adoption, both markets are focused on capacity and availability, writes Amit Mathrani of Rabobank Americas.| Energy-Storage.News
Suriya Edwards and Deborah Harvey, partners specialising in battery energy storage at law firm Freeths LLP, analyse new EU battery regulations around suppliers' responsibility for collecting, treating and recycling collected batteries.| Energy-Storage.News
BESS developer Pacific Green Technologies has secured a AU$77 million (US$49.9 million) debt facility for projects in Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
“We’re expecting the results of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 3 in the coming weeks,” Thimo Mueller, general manager, commercial at ASL, said in the opening keynote of the Battery Asset Management Summit Australia 2025 this morning.| Energy-Storage.News
Independent power producer (IPP) Fullmark Energy has announced the commercial operation of its 20MW/40MWh Ortega energy storage project in Lake Elsinore, California, US.| Energy-Storage.News
Independent power producer (IPP) NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has received approval from the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) for its 200MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.| Energy-Storage.News
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has laid the groundwork for a new 120MWh distribution-connected portfolio of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.| Energy-Storage.News
Several new community batteries have been launched in Victoria and Queensland, Australia, to soak up distributed solar PV.| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has found battery energy storage systems (BESS) are the most reliable clean energy technology in the National Electricity Market (NEM).| Energy-Storage.News
Three companies, Energy Vault, Richardson Electronics, and Fluence, have made strategic moves to create a secure BESS equipment supply chain.| Energy-Storage.News
China continued to drive global grid-scale BESS commissioning activity in July, as the technology approaches the global installed gigawatt (GW) capacity of pumped hydro.| Energy-Storage.News
Spanish utility Iberdrola and power conversion specialist firm Ingeteam have partnered to hybridise Spanish operational PV plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS).| Energy-Storage.News
State-owned utility Western Power has commissioned five new community batteries in Perth suburbs as part of a federally funded initiative in Western Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
Two North American companies, Powin and Li-Cycle, were recently acquired by FlexGen and Glencore, respectively, after announcing bankruptcy.| Energy-Storage.News
A product launch at this year's EESA Energy Storage Exhibition in China drew attention, discussion and even disbelief, reports Carrie Xiao.| Energy-Storage.News
Statera Energy has begun operating the biggest BESS project in the UK, connected to a National Grid substation that formerly supported two coal power plants.| Energy-Storage.News
ACE Power has confirmed the sale of the 103MW/206MWh Kerang grid-forming BESS in the Loddon Valley region of Victoria, Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
“It’s the most powerful BESS in the world,” Nick Carter of Akaysha Energy, tells ESN Premium after switching on the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
Global energy storage technology and energy software services provider Fluence and ACE Engineering have opened a new automated battery storage manufacturing facility in Vietnam's Bac Giang Province.| Energy-Storage.News
CATL has partnered with renewable energy developer ACEnergy to supply 3GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia.| Energy-Storage.News
US-based renewable energy developer National Renewable Solutions (NRS) announced its 140MWac solar energy and 50MW battery storage Shallow Basket Energy project is now operational.| Energy-Storage.News
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently held a press conference in Hauppauge, New York, to address the concerns of battery energy storage system (BESS) installations with Long Islanders.| Energy-Storage.News
Now is the moment for long-duration energy storage to become a key pillar of the energy transition, writes LDES Council CEO Julia Souder.| Energy-Storage.News
Construction has begun in western Lithuania on a 30MW/60MWh grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) project using CATL equipment.| Energy-Storage.News
Commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage can significantly lower electricity costs, increase efficiency, and aid decarbonisation, but customers’ safety concerns must be addressed.| Energy-Storage.News
Long-term BESS offtake and PPA deals are clearly on the rise in Europe, but how are they evolving vi-a-vis structures, tenors and regional differences?| Energy-Storage.News
The Australian government has officially launched the AU$500 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative (BBI).| Energy-Storage.News
Singaporean renewable energy developer Blueleaf Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chemsain Sustainability to jointly explore developing a portfolio of up to 3GW of solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Malaysia.| Energy-Storage.News
Officials in Solano County, California, adopted new zoning standards for battery storage as a moratorium on development nears its expiration.| Energy-Storage.News
What does Trump's tax reconciliation bill and China tariffs mean for US solar and BESS project development and construction right now?| Energy-Storage.News
Developer Zenobē Energy, recycling specialist Redwood Materials made biggest VC deals in energy storage in first nine months of 2023.| Energy-Storage.News
LG Energy Solution will use proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO) this month to feed into growing the company’s manufacturing capacity significantly in Europe, the Americas and Asia.| Energy-Storage.News
How to Model & Realize Maximum Profits from C&I Battery Storage with Qcells + Geli| Energy-Storage.News
BloombergNEF has launched its Energy Storage Tier 1 list of providers, noting growth in new players from the China market.| Energy-Storage.News
Developer Winda Energy will put a 30MW/60MWh BESS in Finland into operation next year, built with technology supplied by European companies.| Energy-Storage.News
Risen Energy, one of the world’s major players in solar PV, is also becoming a well-known name in the energy storage system (ESS) space.| Energy-Storage.News
Australian energy major AGL has welcomed the approval in New South Wales (NSW) of a large-scale wind power plant with battery storage. The post AGL JV gets planning approval for AU$2 billion wind-plus-storage in New South Wales, Australia appeared first on Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit .| Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
Ark Energy has submitted plans for a 2,000MWh wind-plus-storage project to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC).| Energy-Storage.News
Progress has been made on 1.8GWh of battery energy storage projects in the service areas of California investor-owned utilities (IOUs) San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).| Energy-Storage.News
Avantus has closed more than US$500 million 200MW/500MWh Aratina 1 battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Kern County, California.| Energy-Storage.News
IPP Arevon Energy CEO, Kevin Smith, speaks with Energy-Storage.news Premium about the importance of community engagement in developing BESS.| Energy-Storage.News
Arevon has completed a US$258 million financing for the 200MW/400MWh Peregrine BESS in San Diego, California, US.| Energy-Storage.News
Arevon Energy has begun construction on the 300MW/1,200MWh Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California, US.| Energy-Storage.News
A solicitation for large-scale energy storage could be hosted in about a year’s time to further New York's pursuit of policy targets.| Energy-Storage.News
Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has been applauded for recognising the importance of energy storage as a key technology for achieving climate, clean energy and economic growth goals.| Energy-Storage.News
Smart software and artificial intelligence can forecast everything from how much electricity will be generated and when it will be generated, to the right strategies for putting that electricity into different market opportunities. Energy-Storage.news speaks with Matt Penfold, VP of business development for digital at Fluence, about how the company has added 1.5GW to its portfolio of renewables and storage under management in Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM).| Energy-Storage.News
Recognising the importance of energy storage for decarbonising and securing Australia’s energy system in the coming years, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published two new sets of market rules.| Energy-Storage.News
Suitable energy storage project sites are quickly being snapped up by developers in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM).| Energy-Storage.News
Japan’s energy storage market is experiencing a wave of significant growth, as ESN Premium hears from Eku Energy and BloombergNEF.| Energy-Storage.News
Eku Energy begins first battery project in Japan, Gore Street has raised funding for the country’s first energy storage-dedicated fund.| Energy-Storage.News
Battery energy storage projects in Japan have been selected through the Long-Term Decarbonisation Power Source Auction for 2024.| Energy-Storage.News
“Significant amount of capital” expected to be invested in Japan’s battery storage market, senior APAC representative for Fluence has said.| Energy-Storage.News
Macquarie-backed Eku Energy has completed the financing on its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Japan.| Energy-Storage.News
ESN Premium’s deep dive into Japan continues with a look at the complexities of an evolving market underpinned by strong drivers.| Energy-Storage.News
According to the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP’s) Q1 2025 market report, US clean power deployment totalled 7.4GW.| Energy-Storage.News
The US House of Representatives has passed 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ for budget reconciliation to fierce criticism.| Energy-Storage.News
According to the Q1 2025 US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie and the ACP, energy storage installations surpassed 12GW in 2024.| Energy-Storage.News
PT Sembcorp Renewables Indonesia, part of Sembcorp, and PT PLN Nusantara Renewables have launched a solar-plus-storage project in Indonesia.| Energy-Storage.News
A subsidiary of CATL and local partners have begun construction on a battery manufacturing complex in West Java, Indonesia.| Energy-Storage.News
Aslan Energy Capital will develop a 40MW data centre with a 120MWh BESS in a deal with Indonesia’s Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung.| Energy-Storage.News
Indonesia’s national Consumer Protection Agency (BKPN) will coordinate at least US$1 billion in investment for off-grid solar-plus-storage.| Energy-Storage.News
US energy storage projects that begin construction by the end of 2033 will remain eligible for investment tax credit (ITC) incentives.| Energy-Storage.News
PacifiCorp looks to add 3,073MW of multi-day duration iron-air battery storage in 2025 IRP| Energy-Storage.News
A roundup focusing on Powin’s recent moves in the industry, resource updates in New Mexico and a newly announced EMS from Prevalon.| Energy-Storage.News
Jupiter Power and Recurrent Energy have secured US$469 million financing for BESS projects in Michigan and Texas, US totalling 1GWh.| Energy-Storage.News
Idaho Power’s IRP adds more solar, wind and energy storage than gas, Public Service Company of New Mexico receives approval for 450MW.| Energy-Storage.News
Masdar has announced preferred suppliers and contractors for its 5.2GW solar PV and 19GWh battery storage project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.| Energy-Storage.News
ACWA Power has signed a partnership agreement to develop a large-scale wind energy and battery storage project in Kazakhstan.| Energy-Storage.News
Chinese renewable energy tech company Envision has begun building a factory for wind turbines and energy storage systems (ESS) in Kazakhstan.| Energy-Storage.News
Masdar and a sovereign wealth fund for Kazakhstan will collaborate on a ‘baseload’ project and battery energy storage systems (BESS).| Energy-Storage.News
US tax credits for energy storage projects could be retained even if solar PV, wind and electric vehicle (EV) incentives face cuts.| Energy-Storage.News
US battery storage deployments could fall by 29% in 2026 due to ongoing policy uncertainty, according to Wood Mackenzie.| Energy-Storage.News
US Senators are expected to begin voting on the tax reconciliation bill today, with the latest proposal coming down hard on tax credits.| Energy-Storage.News
