Outdoor and home backup storage maker Jackery has announced it is entering the smart electric trailer market, partnering with California-based Pebble, which makes travel trailers. Jackery will deliver new custom solar panels and connections that add power to the new…
Bangladesh has approved a 442 MW grid-connected solar power plant with battery storage as the country seeks to address persistent electricity shortages and increase renewable energy generation. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Prime Minister…
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for four-hour battery storage has crossed a critical threshold, falling below open-cycle gas turbines across all 43 global markets modeled by Wood Mackenzie. However, while expanding manufacturing and volatile fuel prices drive gas peaking…
Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) has authorized five battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 468.2 MW across Piedmont, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Puglia and Emilia-Romagna. The approvals follow a record September, when the ministry issued single authorization (AU)…
Brazil’s fifth Eco Invest Brasil auction has earmarked BRL 4.55 billion ($860 million) for batteries and energy storage systems, representing 70% of the BRL 6.5 billion allocated to critical minerals, batteries and electric mobility. Approved on Oct. 7 by the…
The government of South Africa is planning to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and 5 GW of gas-fired power plants as the first allocations under the country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025. South Africa’s IRP sets a target of…
Finnish startup Truman Data has made its Energy Coop virtual power plant (VPP) platform available to its first customers in Finland, pitching it as a revenue-sharing alternative to long-term battery-as-a-service contracts for property owners and municipalities. The company said the…
Global renewable energy investment platform Nala Renewables has issued a notice to proceed (NTP) for the construction of its 125 MW / 250 MWh Nala Vuolijoki battery energy storage system (BESS) in Finland. The company stated the NTP marks the…
Germany needs batteries. And the same is true of German solar. As intraday price spreads grow in wholesale markets, the economics of utility-scale battery storage and solar-plus-storage hybrid projects are becoming more compelling. Deep and increasingly-frequent periods of very low…
Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) has approved the environmental impact statement for the Sidon Solar photovoltaic project, which will include 158.17 MWdc of solar generation and 1,296 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity. Sidon Solar SpA, established by…