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Australian redox flow battery maker Allegro secures fresh cash to scale to mass production
The New South Wales (NSW)-based startup wants to enter mass production with products featuring a microemulsion electrolyte made of cheap, easily available and recyclable, non-toxic, and non-flammable materials.

Go with the flow (batteries)
There is a gap in the market for long-duration energy storage (LDES), according to US-based manufacturer ESS Inc. – one which can’t be plugged with lithium-ion chemistry. Hugh McDermott, of ESS Inc. tells pv magazine how he thinks iron flow batteries fit into the energy system of the future, as the company pursues global expansion.

Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism
There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
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100MW/200MWh BESS goes online in Texas with Energy Vault and Jupiter Power
Near Fort Stockton in Texas, USA, Jupiter Power’s St Gall BESS has gone online, supported by B-Vault AC block and VaultOS Energy Management System from Energy Vault. The 100 MW/200 MWh BESS now provides energy and ancillary services to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) with full-scale commercial operations.

EWEC requests proposals Abu Dhabi 400 MW BESS project
The UAE’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to qualified developers and developer consortiums that expressed interest in developing a greenfield 400 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Abu Dhabi.
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Walo battery to support Senegal’s state grid
Construction has started on the Walo storage and PV project in Senegal. Africa REN has commissioned the large-scale solar and battery storage project to address Senegal’s grid constraints. Africa REN is working in partnership with Senelec, Senegal’s national electricity company to provide much-needed stability to the local grid to reduce power outages.

Poland: Tender for construction of 263 MW battery storage system, aqusition of 133 MW battery project
Polish utility PGE Group has launched a tender for the design and construction of a battery storage facility with a minimum capacity of at least 900 MWh. Meanwhile, Ukraine's DTEK has completed the acqusition of a 532 MWh battery storage project in southern Poland.

EWEC seeks proposals for 400 MW battery storage project in Abu Dhabi
The battery energy storage project will provide operating reserves and crucial ancillary services such as frequency response and voltage regulation, further reinforcing the security of supply and supporting Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) to increase its solar capacity to 7.5 GW by 2030.
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Origin elevates Eraring battery capacity over 2 GWh at site of Australia’s largest coal generator
Australian utility Origin Energy has approved an AU$450 million investment to construct the second-stage 240 MW / 1,030 MWh four-hour duration grid-forming battery at Eraring Power Station in New South Wales. Stage two will be built with Wärtsilä’s Quantum High Energy storage system and equipped to deliver system strength support services.

2.7 GW of battery storage projects in GB to be delayed by over a year
Over the first six months of the year, the Great Britain (GB) battery storage market has experienced a significant slowdown in buildout rates, sharply contrasting the record-breaking year of 2023. The second half of 2024 will serve as an indicator of the market's future performance.
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