Spark Renewables’ AUD 1.35 billion ($940 million) Dinawan solar and battery energy storage project planned for southwest New South Wales has been approved under the Australian government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, moving the huge project closer to…
Chinese system integrators have cemented their dominance of the global battery energy storage system (BESS) market, capturing 76% of global market share in 2025.
Brazil’s latest 10-year energy expansion plan projects rapid growth in behind-the-meter battery storage as falling technology costs improve the economics of residential, commercial, and industrial systems. “Plano Decenal de Expansão de Energia (PDE) 2035,” prepared by the Energy Research Office…
Three firefighters were injured after a BESS exploded while crews were responding to a fire at a residential property near Rostock, Germany. The fire broke out on June 5 in a wooden shed at a single-family home in Bentwisch. According…
Trina Storage says a European Union restriction barring EU public funding for battery storage projects using power conversion systems from high-risk countries has had a limited effect on its pipeline, as the company sources its PCS from non-Chinese partners and…
A study by researchers at Deakin University in Victoria shows that community-based battery energy storage systems are the most viable and cost-effective solution for overcoming the grid challenges sparked by the ongoing adoption of renewable energy-based distributed energy resources (DER) such as…
New Zealand state-owned energy company from a Fast-track Approvals Panel to access contingent hydro storage at Lake Pūkaki in New Zealand.
Renewables company CleanPeak Energy has inked a 15-year agreement to supply Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport with 100% renewable energy, with 30MW/120MWh of battery energy storage on-site as part of the commercial arrangement.
More than 3.8GWh of combined BESS capacity has either cleared or is undergoing federal environmental assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.
Coffee retailing giant Starbucks revealed in its 2025 Impact Report that it is “actively reassessing” its 2030 value chain emissions reduction target, as it evaluates “the implications of emerging regulations, ongoing updates to relevant standards” and the impact of headwinds…