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Samsung C&T submits plans for 320MWh BESS in New South Wales to Australia’s EPBC Act

April 14, 2025
Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted plans for a 320MWh battery storage system in New South Wales to Australia’s EPBC Act.
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Startup XL Batteries commissions first organic flow battery pilot project in Texas

April 11, 2025
Flow battery developer XL Batteries has commissioned its first organic flow battery through a pilot project with global storage provider Stolthaven Terminals.
Aerial View of ContourGlobal's Quillagua solar-plus-storage plant, the 'largest' of its kind in Latin America

ContourGlobal brings online Chile solar-plus-storage project, Latin America’s ‘largest’

April 11, 2025
The first two phases of Latin America’s ‘biggest’ solar-plus-storage project, Oasis de Atacama, have been commissioned in Antofagasta, Chile.
The UK's fleet of four pumped hydro plants providing long-duration storage to the grid, including Cruachan Dam (pictured), was built over four decades ago. Image: Drax.

UK regulator launches ‘cap and floor’ scheme for long-duration electricity storage

April 11, 2025
UK regulator Ofgem has launched a cap and floor investment support scheme to unlock funding for new Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES).
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‘There’s a lot of stars that need to align’: Fluence on batteries as virtual transmission in Australia

April 11, 2025
Rob Hills, APAC vice-president of engineering and commissioning, Fluence, said: “A lot of stars need to align” for BESS as virtual transmission.
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‘We’re talking 56GW of storage by 2035’: Australia’s Essential Energy confirms V2G tech is market-ready

April 11, 2025
Australian electricity distributor Essential Energy has confirmed that vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging technology is now market-ready in Australia.
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Sunraycer Renewables closes US$475 million financing for two solar-plus-storage projects in Texas

April 10, 2025
Owner and operator Sunraycer Renewables has closed a US$475 million project financing facility for two solar-plus-storage projects located in Texas, US.
Rendering of an aerial view of the proposed Boise Bench Substation battery storage project. Image: Idaho Power.
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Idaho Power gets permit for 200MW/800MWh BESS project after Boise officials deny appeal

April 10, 2025
Idaho Power has overcome a huge hurdle facing its plan to deploy a 200MW/800MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the City of Boise by the end of next year.
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PacifiCorp looks to add 3,073MW of multi-day duration iron-air battery storage in 2025 IRP

April 10, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Energy-owned utility PacifiCorp has filed its 2025 integrated resource plan (IRP) with the six state utility commissions in its service area.
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Wärtsilä to supply the first utility-scale DC-coupled hybrid BESS on Australia’s NEM

April 10, 2025
Wärtsilä will supply what it claims is the first large-scale DC-coupled hybrid battery connected to Australia’s NEM for Octopus Group.

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