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…
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…
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…
Batteries can respond to the grid’s needs faster than a French-speaking region of Belgium can account for them. Now, lawmakers in the southern region of Wallonia have approved a decree to resolve a mismatch between who must manage balancing data…
Finnish-headquartered marine and technology company Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Caribbean utility Water-en Energiebedrijf Aruba (WEB Aruba), on the island of Aruba, to install a 35 MW / 70 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) as part of a…
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has issued guidelines for classifying outdoor energy storage systems (ESS) under building rules, which it says could cut permitting times by up to three months and costs by up to KRW 70…
VSL PowerHive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vikram Solar, plans to establish a battery energy storage system (BESS) assembly plant with an annual capacity of 7.5 GWh in Oragadam, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The facility is designed to scale…
The French government has confirmed plans to allow PV installations paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) to reach up to 25 MW of installed capacity, up from the current 17 MW, provided grid exports do not exceed 17 MW.…