US utility Dominion Energy plans to build 3.5GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) over the next 20 years according to its recently filed integrated resource plan (IRP).
Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has published a proposed market design that would allow battery storage to provide regulation service, the second-by-second balancing that keeps system frequency close to 60 Hz. Regulation is currently provided by generators with automatic…
Developer Ikigai Energy and LDES firm RheEnergise have signed an MOU to develop a pipeline of projects in Italy using the latter’s ‘high-density hydro’ (HD Hydro) technology.
Invenergy Solar Development México plans to build a 38 MW solar power plant paired with a 238 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Baja California, Mexico, according to an environmental impact statement submitted to the country’s Ministry of Environment…
French transmission system operator RTE and distribution system operator Enedis will launch a joint portal in October to procure local flexibility services. Developed with European power exchange Epex Spot, the platform will allow market participants to consult the needs published…
Engie has announced the successful financial close for a major expansion of the Hazelwood battery energy storage system (BESS) built at the site of the retired Hazelwood coal-fired power station in the Australian state of Victoria. The milestone comes after…
Genesis Energy has officially opened its first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at Huntly Power Station on New Zealand’s North Island.
Poland has changed its grid-connection rules to make it easier for households to pair PV systems with larger batteries, through an amendment to its Renewable Energy Sources Act that also revises the energy law. From Dec. 1, the rated power…
Climate tech and renewable energy company Rabot Energy announced that it has raised €50 million (USD$56 million) in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at expanding its technology platform and connecting household energy storage systems to create virtual…
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced an investment of up to $100 million in global alternative asset firm TPG’s Global South-Focused Climate Solutions Strategy, with a $50 million commitment to the TPG Rise Climate Global South Initiative (GSI) Fund,…