Brookfield buys BESS developer Aypa Power from Blackstone
Brookfield has agreed to acquire battery storage developer-operator Aypa Power at an enterprise value of ~US$7 billion.
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Rio Tinto Signs Deal to Replace Coal in Refineries with “Bio Pellets”
Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto announced today that it has signed a five-year offtake agreement with renewable biomass charcoal company SuperChar for the supply of locally produced bio pellets to assess its use as a replacement for coal…
Asuene Acquires Supply Chain Carbon Management Platform Secaro
Tokyo-based sustainability solutions provider Asuene announced today the acquisition of supply chain carbon management platform Secaro for approximately $37 million, in a deal described by Asuene as aimed at expanding its presence in the UK, European and US markets as…
Germany sets September date for first capacity market auction
Germany will have its first capacity market (CM) auction in September this year, following confirmation from the country’s energy regulator.
BlackRock, Temasek’s Decarbonization Partners Leads $87 Million Round in Sustainability Solutions Provider Asuene
Tokyo-based sustainability solutions platform Asuene announced that it has raised $87 million in a Series D funding round led by BlackRock and Temasek’ joint venture, Decarbonization Partners, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the company’s position as a…
Analysis: Recent AI data centre BESS technology and deployment partnerships
BESS has huge potential to be deployed alongside AI data centres, but how are industry players positioning themselves to capture this opportunity?
‘Growing interest’ in US microgrids attracts tax equity investor Foss & Company to US$30 million Maryland deal
ESN Premium speaks with Bryen Alperin and Sophie Brkovic of Foss & Company about the tax equity investor’s entrance into microgrids.
ON.Energy and Crusoe partner on UPS technology for US data centres, Skeleton Tech in 800 VDC partnership with DG Matrix
System integrator and project developer ON.Energy and AI data centre infrastructure developer Crusoe have partnered to deploy 5GW of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology across multiple US hyperscale campuses.
Spain and Portugal back 3.5GW of new pumped hydro energy storage capacity
Spain has awarded €165 million to seven pumped hydro storage projects totalling around 2.1GW/21GWh, while Portugal has set a target of 1.4GW of new pumped hydro capacity by 2040.
Tesla’s energy division gross margin declines 19% despite battery storage deployment rebound
Tesla’s energy storage deployments rebounded in the second quarter of this year, but factors, including a decline in ASPs, had a significant impact on the company’s energy division’s gross margins.