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Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine
Valerie Thompson Editor pv magazine

Valerie Thompson

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Stor-Energy lodges plans in Australia for up to 3,530 MWh of storage in two projects at three sites The proposed battery energy storage systems (BESS) would provide long-duration storage across two batteries at three sites along the east of mainland Australia.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 12, 2025
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Industry
Indonesia announces bold 320 GWh distributed battery storage plan The new initiative features plans for 1 MW solar minigrids tied with 4 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage, to be deployed across 80,000 villages, alongside 20 GW of centralized solar power plants.
Patrick Jowett, Tristan Rayner
Aug 11, 2025
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Grid-scale
Indiana county board unanimously rejects 800 MWh Kingfisher battery project Hamilton County unanimously rejects Aypa Power's Kingfisher 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) despite grid needs; no appeal yet made.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 11, 2025
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Industry
Apatura gains approval for new 48 MWh battery storage site near Glasgow, Scotland Apatura has secured planning approval for its twelth battery storage project in two years; a new 24 MW BESS in the outer districts of the city of Glasgow, in the UK.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 11, 2025
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Products & Services
Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking of energy storage manufacturers The latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery, and Solid Power holding the top three spots in a report that tracks Altmann-Z scores for 57 manufacturers over the past three years.
Valerie Thompson
Aug 11, 2025
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Markets
Spotlight on New Zealand: Battery storage capacity expands as hydro faces climate challenges While hydro still rules, New Zealand is starting to take battery storage seriously, especially on the North Island.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 08, 2025
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Grid-scale
Calibrant energizes three battery storage systems in New York, delivering 55.7 MWh Calibrant energises three front-of-the-meter battery projects in New York state, supplying capacity to Con Edison’s grid.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 08, 2025
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Industry
Lyten steps up again to buy Northvolt’s $5 billion battery empire in Sweden and Germany After a series of acquisitions, US startup Lyten has furthered its Northvolt acquisitions, buying the failed company's Swedish and German assets, marking a major shift in Europe’s battery landscape.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 08, 2025
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Industry
Italy greenlights 361 MW of new battery storage projects The largest project, a 160 MW facility, will be built in the municipality of Tuscania.
Massimiliano Tripodo, Tristan Rayner
Aug 07, 2025

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