Neoen, BW ESS and MN8 back efforts to standardise BESS procurement through new Energy Storage Contract Alliance
Big names in the downstream battery storage market have signed up to join an initiative aimed at simplifying BESS procurement.
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EY, Watershed Launch Sustainability Reporting Partnership
Professional services firm EY US announced a new alliance with climate solutions provider Watershed, aimed at enabling organizations to measure, report and address greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain. According to the companies, the new alliance will combine Watershed’s…
CATL, Intilion target up to 3 GWh of sodium-ion storage in Europe
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL and German energy storage system integrator Intilion have signed an agreement to jointly develop up to 3 GWh of sodium-ion battery energy storage projects across German-speaking Europe over the next five years. Intilion CEO Hubertus Jakobi…
Wärtsilä energy storage JV Valo in US domestic content manufacturing discussions with ‘strong players’
Valo, the new joint venture formed as a continuation of Wärtsilä’s energy storage business, is weighing up investing in the US supply chain, including factories.
Eskom plans 1 GW/4 GWh battery storage in 6 GW renewables tender
South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom has launched a request for qualification (RFQ) process to select renewable energy developers for the first phase of a program aimed at deploying up to 6 GW of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects. “The Eskom Phase…
Stoxx, Osmosis Launch New Suite of Sustainable Transition Factor Indices
Index provider Stoxx and sustainability-focused asset manager Osmosis announced the launch of the iSTOXX Osmosis Multi Factor Transition Indices, a new suite of 48 indices integrating sustainability research into factor investing strategies. According to the companies, the new indices are…
Italy’s battery storage market slows as utility-scale segment grows 197%
Italy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) market is going through a slowdown, with residential installations declining, the C&I segment showing greater resilience and utility-scale installations recording a 197% increase quarter on quarter, driven in part by the country’s Macse storage…
Neoen commissions 92 MW/183 MWh battery with grid-forming retrofit in France
French independent power producer Neoen has inaugurated the 92 MW/183 MWh Breizh Big Battery in Pleyber-Christ, in the Finistère department of Brittany. Neoen describes it as one of France’s most powerful battery energy storage systems (BESS). Huawei and Equans were…
Samsung C&T refers 800MWh Darnum BESS in Victoria’s Gippsland region to Australia’s EPBC Act
Samsung C&T’s Australian renewables arm has referred an 800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria’s Gippsland region to the federal government under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
New South Wales BESS earn nearly AU$6 million as two-hour ‘extreme’ price event sweeps Australia’s energy market
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) earned an estimated AU$5.63 million (US$3.88 million) in two hours on 12 October, as wholesale electricity prices peaked at AU$23,107