Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has selected TGES for its Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project. The program is funded through METI contributions to the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships’ ASEAN-Japan Economic and Industrial Cooperation…
Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) will partner with Milan-based battery developer Energy Dome to deploy a 10-hour duration compressed CO2 battery energy storage system near Morwell, Australia. The project, to be built as part of a new 143-hectare energy innovation precinct to…
Australia’s AEMC is consulting on minimum system load in the NEM, with battery energy storage investment at the heart of the debate.
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The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G. Neumann. The renowned computer scientist and respected risk analyst died on 17 May at the age of 93. For almost 70 years, Neumann shaped the computing…
European BESS developer Giga Storage will begin construction on its 700 MW/ 2.8 GWh Green Turtle project in Belgium in September, with commissioning expected in 2028. The timeline was set following the successful financial close for the project announced on…
Maxsolar, a German renewable energy developer, has secured contracts for two grid-supporting battery storage projects in Bavaria. The first project, in Wutzldorf, is a five-hour, 25 MWh system connected to the Bayernwerk distribution network. It has been developed under Section…
Spain’s government published 36 renewable energy project announcements in June covering solar, wind, hybrid and battery storage projects at various stages of the permitting process. The notices include declarations of public utility, environmental impact assessments, prior administrative authorizations, construction authorizations…
Switzerland installed 1.33 GW of new solar capacity in 2025, down from 1.8 GW in 2024, while demand for lithium-ion battery storage rose 70% year on year, according to Swissolar’s latest “Solar Energy Statistics 2025” report. The country ended 2025…
The Spanish government has opened a public consultation for two BESS projects that would add a combined 100 MW/400 MWh of storage capacity to the Solaben ST1 and Solaben ST6 hybrid CSP and PV plants in Logrosán, Cáceres. The projects,…