Projects & Applications
The global pipeline of energy storage projects is growing rapidly across a variety of market segments, including distributed, grid-scale, off-grid and second-life projects.
From increasing solar self-consumption, reducing consumption peaks, providing flexibility to the electricity system, to deferring costly investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure, the range of applications which energy storage devices can provide is constantly evolving.
To build a robust business case, however, most storage facilities need to provide several services.
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Anza Power makes big entry in Australia with 1.4 GW solar and 3.4 GWh battery pipeline
Renewable energy platform Anza Power has launched in the Australian and New Zealand markets with the acquisition of a 1.4 GW pipeline of solar developments and more than 3.4 GWh of battery energy storage projects from developer Bison Energy.
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Buyers line up to take look at Australia’s Zen Energy solar and storage portfolio
Renewable energy developer and retailer Zen Energy is up for sale with the Australian firm’s expanding portfolio of solar and energy storage projects and offtake agreements attracting interested from both local and international investors.
India: Engie secures solar-plus-600 MWh battery storage project, L&T to build 3 GW pumped storage project
Engie has won its first solar-plus-storage project in India, while Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an order from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions to build the country's largest pumped hydro storage project.
Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, US national lab finds
The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii, which deployed storage before grid-forming inverters became available, became a test case for diagnosing grid issues that can arise with older grid-following inverters, and how grid-forming inverters can stabilize a grid.
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Texas developer secures 10 GWh+ of BESS capacity to supply data centers
Greenflash said its newly secured more than 10 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity will be added to the over 1 GWh of battery storage already ready for near-term deployment, as well as an additional 2 GWh scheduled for delivery in March 2026.
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Texas: SolarMax wins EPC contract for 600 MWh BESS; Spearmint nets investment for 400 MWh of BESS
United States company SolarMax expects the contract for its Texas battery energy storage system (BESS) to generate revenues of $258.1 million. And Spearmint Energy has secured an equity investment for its Tierra Seca and Seven Flags batteries.
French energy regulator on flexible grid connections, connection queue for battery storage
The Energy Regulatory Commission has published its second biennial report on the performance of network operators in the development of so-called smart grids. The report provides an update on flexible grid connection offers for photovoltaic installations (15 parks connected by 2024) and energy storage, including optimized connection queues totaling 2.8 GW, as well as an overview of upcoming regulatory initiatives.
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Australia’s biggest battery starts commercial operations
The first stage of the biggest approved battery project in Australia is now fully operational with Origin Energy announcing the initial stage of the 700 MW / 3,160 MWh battery energy storage system being built next to its Eraring coal-fired generator in New South Wales has commenced commercial operations.
Boralex commissions its first BESS project in North America
Canadian developer commissions 320 MWh project in partnership with Ontario's Walpole Island First Nation community. The Sanjgon BESS is capable of four-hour continuous delivery to the grid at full power. The project uses 89 Tesla Megapack 2XL units.
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