ESN Premium speaks with Dr Thomas Sisto, of flow battery developer XL Batteries, about using LDES to combat grid strain from heatwaves and data centres.
We caught up with the CEO of owner-operator BW ESS, Erik Strømsø, about the firm’s next deployment plans, tolling trends, procurement and LDES, with its 11.5-hour Bannaby BESS in Australia further proof of lithium-ion’s long-duration potential.
EDP and SRP complete 200MW/800MWh Arizona BESS, Pathway Power closes $150m facility, and B2U secures Waymo supply deal for second-life EV batteries in grid storage.
A trio of notable Germany announcements: Aquila Clean Energy EMEA has financed a merchant project, Chint Solar has sold a portfolio to Second Foundation while Twaice will provide analytics on behalf of BayWa r.e..
After a quiet period, M&A in the UK’s large-scale BESS market has picked up with transactions from CIP, Fidra Energy, Elements Green, Gresham House and Eelpower in the past fortnight.
