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Zelestra and EDP expand solar-plus-storage PPA partnership with another 462MWh of batteries in Spain
IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh BESS to their existing co-operation.
EDP targets 350 MW of BESS in Sicily
EDP said it has an 800 MW pipeline of renewable energy projects in Sicily, with battery energy storage systems (BESS) accounting for the largest share at about 350 MW, followed by solar with 250 MW and wind with 200 MW.…
Hong Kong Issues Record $2.6 Billion Digital Green Bond
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) announced the pricing of approximately HK$20 billion (USD$2.6 billion) of digital green bonds, setting a new record for the largest-ever digital bond issuance in…
BW ESS, Danske Commodities sign 10-year optimization agreement on 857 MWh Berkswell BESS
BW ESS has signed a 10-year revenue-floor and optimization agreement with Denmark’s Danske Commodities for its 200 MW / 857 MWh Berkswell battery energy storage project in the UK. The agreement covers the entire asset, which entered construction in September…
How Environmentally Damaging are Data Centres, Really?
Guest post by: Sebastian Leape, CEO of Natcap Data centres have become one of the more visible environmental consequences of the AI boom. Their appetite for electricity is rising sharply. Some use millions of litres of water a day. New…
Origin plans 4.9 GWh battery expansion in Australia
Australia’s biggest energy retailer is seeking federal environmental approval to build an eight-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) that will add 500 MW of capacity to the battery precinct being built next to the Eraring power station on the New…
Sumitomo Corporation invests in Hero Future Energies’ solar-wind-storage hybrid in Karnataka, India
Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park combining solar PV, wind and energy storage in India.
Australia’s NEM battery storage fleet earns AU$88.91 million in Q3, with five days delivering 15% of revenue
Australia’s 59 grid-scale BESS earned a combined AU$88.91 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue in the NEM.
Australia’s Origin Energy targets building ‘Southern Hemisphere’s largest battery storage complex’
Origin Energy has referred a new BESS project, Eraring BESS North, for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.