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German energy giant RWE AG (ETR:RWE) announced the registration of its 50-MW/400-MWh Limondale battery energy storage system (BESS) with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Located adjacent to RWE’s 249-MW Limondale solar farm near Balranald, New South Wales, the system—comprising 144 Tesla Megapacks—is Australia’s first eight-hour BESS. It will store surplus ...
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Indian solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies Ltd (BOM:544277) has injected INR 3 billion (USD 34 million/EUR 29 million) into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Waaree Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited (WESSPL), to back the development of a domestic lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing plant. Established in Mumbai in February 2020, WESSPL will oversee the construction of a 3.5-GWh ...
The third project in the portfolio, a 50MW/100MWh BESS system at Drum Farm near Keith, Scotland, is scheduled to commence site-works in late summer 2025 and reach completion in 2026. Clarke Energy has been appointed as the principal contractor, responsible for delivering full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, as well as the balance of plant (BoP). The project will ...
US energy developer Ameresco Inc (NYSE:AMRC) announced a partnership with Juneau Hydropower Inc to develop, build, and operate a 19.8-MW hydroelectric plant at Sweetheart Lake near Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Valued at USD 240 million (EUR 205 million), the project is designed to generate an average of 116 GWh annually, boosting Juneau’s baseload clean power capacity by 20%. The ...
Shanghai Sermatec Energy Technology Co Ltd, a leading Chinese battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer, announced the successful installation of a 5.1 MW/17 MWh energy storage solution in Bulgaria for a commercial and industrial (C&I) client. The client operates a solar photovoltaic plant but previously faced challenges with excess solar power being wasted during the day and relying ...
Bulgarian firm International Power Supply (IPS) has commenced construction of its second battery energy storage system (BESS) production facility in Sofia, Bulgaria, which will increase its annual BESS production capacity to 4,000 MWh. This initiative aims to meet the rising demand for turnkey, cyber-secure, European-manufactured BESS solutions, the company announced on LinkedIn. The ...
Swiss energy storage leader Energy Vault Holdings Inc (NYSE:NRGV) has partnered with US-based Jupiter Power LLC to deploy a 100-MW/200-MWh battery energy storage system. The upcoming facility will be situated at a Jupiter-owned site within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region, Energy Vault announced Wednesday. This new battery project follows the successful delivery of an ...
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a public comment period for a proposed solar project featuring up to 200 MW of solar capacity combined with energy storage on public lands in Riverside County, California. The proposal, submitted by Redonda PV LLC—a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC—will accept public feedback until July 1. The Department of Interior (DOI) ...
Load growth is expected to drive higher peak demand this summer and could strain resources in some areas during certain periods. According to NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment, aggregated peak demand is forecast to increase across all 23 assessment areas by 10 GW—more than double the increase from 2023 to 2024. New data centers, electrification, and industrial activity are ...
This week, the City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (DPU) conducted a “Flip the Switch” ceremony to celebrate the completion of solar energy and smart battery storage projects at three sites: the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility, and the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility. At a combined 27 MW-DC in ...
Platte River Power Authority, the wholesale public power provider owned by Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, is working with Weld Energy Storage, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to develop the electric utility’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. An agreement was signed earlier this year for a project capable of storing and ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) this week announced its intent to award up to $43 million in Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) grant funding for the development of nine new community-driven microgrids throughout its Northern and Central California service area. PG&E this week also announced the opening of the application window for the second wave of MIP grant funding beginning ...
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) this week announced the launch of Seasonal Aggregation of Versatile Energy (SAVE), an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) demonstration and a first-of-its-kind virtual power plant that harnesses residential distributed energy resources to reduce local grid constraints. Working with multiple aggregators and the Demand Side Analytics research ...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week enhanced the safety of battery energy storage facilities by establishing new standards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities, and increased oversight over the emergency response action plans for the facilities, which play a crucial role in California’s transition away from fossil fuels. The CPUC modified General ...
Jamie Clarke and Peter Holliday of Clarke Energy will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Clarke Energy, respectively. They have committed a combined >50 years between them to the growth and development of Clarke Energy and will be retained in non-executive roles and will be supporting the business going forwards Kyle Quinn succeeds Jamie as President ...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has released its staff assessment, which includes a draft environmental impact report (EIR), for the Darden Clean Energy Project (DCEP), a 2,300 megawatt solar and battery storage project proposed to be built on retired agricultural land in western Fresno County. It is the first project to reach this stage under the CEC’s Opt-In Certification ...
Xcel Energy’s ambitious plan to advance carbon reductions while continuing to deliver reliable energy and keeping customers’ bills low gained approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission today. The company’s Upper Midwest Energy Plan includes significant new investments in battery energy storage systems, wind and solar power, and a natural-gas fired power plant, ...
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) this week announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco 18 LLC’s (Sunwealth) Project Polo. The loan guarantee will finance the deployment of up to 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) located ...
Expansion of existing flexible generation plant at Racari will add two 6MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) to provide rapid-response for grid balancing services in Romania. One of the first projects in Romania to hybridise battery energy storage in parallel with high-efficiency gas engines. BESS installation will strengthen operational resilience of the grid and by replacing diesel ...
Key Capture Energy, LLC, a leading developer, owner, and operator of battery energy storage systems in the United States, announced today the commercial operations of two 100MW projects in Texas and the transfer of the investment tax credits (ITCs) for both projects to a third party. This marks KCE’s second ITC transfer transaction under the Inflation Reduction Act and brings its battery energy ...