Australian pension fund Hostplus will invest in a JV to build a 1.5GW renewable energy park.

Reliance New Energy Limited, part of the massive Indian conglomerate, has acquired LFP battery manufacturer Lithium Werks for US$61 million two months after buying a sodium-ion battery producer.

Three solar power plant projects in development in Alberta will add nearly 300MW of battery storage to the province’s grid.

Gore Street has acquired a portfolio of eight energy storage assets in Texas.

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power has cut the ribbon on a large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Kings County, California.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Northvolt intends to build its third gigafactory in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

South African grid operator Eskom is close to finalising the launch of 832MWh of battery energy storage development, but eyes are on an even larger upcoming REIPPP-model procurement.

Fluence’s software will be used at the first battery storage project in Australia by Spain’s Gransolar Group. 

New guidelines for procurement and utilisation of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as assets for generation, transmission and distribution and ancillary services have been published by India’s Ministry of Power.