Clearstone Energy’s Axminster Energy Hub, set to be a 150 MW battery energy storage system (BESS), has had its appeal rejected by the planning inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. Clearstone Energy (Clearstone) had announced the project in 2023,…
First come, first served no longer. This principle is now finished with at Germany’s Bayernwerk Netz—the major distribution system operator (DSO) serving the German state of Bavaria and a subsidiary of energy giant E.ON. The change applies specifically to battery…
Switzerland’s Phenogy AG and Germany’s HD Advanced Technologies (HDAT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, are set to collaborate on developing and manufacturing sodium-ion battery cells in Europe. The plan forms part of a strategic partnership between the two…
Czech industrial holding Suas Group and Slovak investment firm EIF have energized a 57 MW / 120 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in near the town of Lipnice nad Sázavou, located in Czechia’s Vysočina Region, some 100 kilometers southeast…
California’s path to affordable energy bills starts in homes and driveways, according to a new report from GridLab, Kevala, and E3 that contains recommendations for how millions of customer-owned energy resources can improve electric grid operations in the Golden State.…
Australian distribution network operator, Ausgrid, along with Plus Grid Storage, a separate commercial entity that will build and operate the project, has begun construction on the 200 MW / 400 MWh Steel River East battery energy storage system (BESS) in…
Australian energy company Origin Energy has announced the commencement of commercial operations at the 300 MW / 650 MWh Mortlake battery energy storage system (BESS) in south-west Victoria. Located around 220 kilometers west of the Melbourne CBD, the Mortlake BESS…
An Austrian consortium is set to further develop lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathodes for stationary lithium-ion battery storage. Named PHOENICS, the 36-month project aims to improve LMFP’s energy density by 20% and service life by 40%. “A successful result…
The outlook for storage in Portugal is “positive”, according to analysis from the Portuguese Association Of Renewable Energy (APREN), with deployments set to increase in the coming years in order to meet end of decade targets. Susana Serôdio, APREN’s Policy…
Risen Energy has signed two memorandums of understanding agreements with Ukrainian energy company Ascania Energy covering cooperation on up to 100 MW of solar capacity and 200 MWh of utility-scale battery storage in Ukraine. Under the partnership, Risen Energy said…