Trade association Energy Storage Canada (ESC) has recommended establishing a Distributed Reliability Track for behind-the-meter (BTM) and distribution-connected energy storage in Ontario.
International investment manager M&G Investments announced the appointment of Jen Braswell as Global Head of Impact for its private markets business, a newly created role aimed at accelerating the growth of the investment manager’s impact investing platform. In her new…
Financial close has been reached for a 15 MW / 60 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Windpark Greenport Venlo (WGV) in the Limburg region, Netherlands. The project initiator, WGV-EOS – a partnership between Greenchoice, ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact…
This edition of news in brief brings you BESS news from the UK market featuring Field, Eelpower and EDF, as reported by our colleagues at Solar Power Portal.
Reform of Great Britain’s connections queue failed on multiple counts, according to the latest regulator assessment of grid operator National Energy System Operator (NESO)’s performance. The assessment confirms issues UK developers have been highlighting throughout the process. NESO has been…
Agriculture-focused carbon platform Agreena announced it has secured a seven-year agreement with one of the world’s largest commodity trading houses for the purchase of 4.45 million tonnes of carbon credits over seven years from a project focused on supporting farmers…
Mexico’s utility-scale solar pipeline is showing renewed activity, with a succession of projects entering environmental assessment or receiving conditional approval from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat). Projects identified by pv magazine Mexico since early August total more than 3…
Indian renewable energy company Powertrac has ordered a 10 GWh lithium battery pack assembly line with pack-to-container integration as it expands into battery energy storage systems (BESS). Kishorsinh Zala, chairman of Powertrac Group, told pv magazine that the company plans…
Ayala’s ACEN Corp has loaned PHP9 billion (US$144 million) to subsidiaries within the group for renewable energy and battery storage projects.
A new wave of cell price hikes is sweeping the battery energy storage industry. Major manufacturers have initiated price increases, with smaller producers quickly following suit.