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Eku Energy reaches financial close on 500MWh BESS in ACT

Battery energy storage developer Eku Energy has reached a financial close for 250MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The 2-hour duration Williamsdale BESS will utilise Tesla Megapack BESS units and connect to the Evoenergy electricity distribution network. It will be registered to

SSE begins construction of 320MW BESS project in UK

The groundbreaking ceremony for the battery energy storage system (BESS) project was attended by officials from SSE Renewables, principal contractors Morrison Energy Services, and the energy storage supplier Sungrow. Sungrow Europe president Lewis Jindong Li stated: "We are proud to be a key partner in the Monk Fryston project.

Eku Energy breaks ground on ACT''s biggest BESS

As previously reported by Energy-Storage.news, the Williamsdale BESS will use Tesla Megapack units, a solution being deployed at several utility-scale BESS projects in Australia, such as the 1,600MWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria and the state-owned 1,200MWh Stanwell BESS in Queensland.

Bluestar Energy Capital launches BESS investment

Global renewable energy investment company Bluestar Energy Capital has announced the launch of Noveria Energy, a project development platform focused on European BESS. In a press release, Bluestar Energy

Belize and US Virgin Islands progress large-scale BESS projects

The project''s primary implementing agency is Belize Electricity Limited, the country''s main utility and network operator. It comes shortly after nearby Honduras progressed the reform of its electricity market to enable the deployment of energy storage at scale on its grid. Wärtsilä completes generators-plus-BESS on US Virgin Islands

NextEra, Primergy, Spearmint seek Minnesota regulator''s approval

NextEra Energy Resources 400MWh co-located project. The second largest project in terms of BESS size is a proposal from NEER who is seeking regulatory approval to construct a 100MW solar farm co-located with a 100MW/400MWh BESS located across a 941-acre site approximately 4 miles east of St. Cloud in Benton County.

UK BESS project approvals for ILI, Aukera, Apatura,

EIG launches Fidra Energy with 3.15GW BESS pipeline

Institutional energy investment firm EIG has today (7 October) announced the launch of a new battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, Fidra Energy. Fidra Energy is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, and aims to have 10GW of BESS projects across the UK and Europe by 2030. So far, Fidra Energy has a 3.15GW development pipeline in the UK.

Alaska''s Chugach Electric commissions 80MWh Tesla BESS

The system consists of 24 Tesla Megapacks. Image: Chugach Electric Association. US-based utility Chugach Electric Association has successfully commissioned a new 40MW/80MWh 2-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) in Anchorage, Alaska. The US$65 million BESS consists of 24 Tesla Megapack units and is located near Chugach''s

Octopus Australia wins planning approval for 1GWh

The group is the majority shareholder of Octopus Energy Group, which has a retail electricity arm (or tentacle) in the UK that is now the country''s biggest utility provider, and alongside renewables and BESS development, it

UB fund buys 30MW/60MWh Finland BESS project from AmpTank

On Monday, Aquila Clean Energy EMEA started building a 50MW BESS, while fellow developer MW Storage announced two new energy storage projects totalling 40MW, covered by Energy-Storage.news. In August, another fund, L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund, acquired a 50MW/110MWh project from developer and engineering, procurement and

Ingrid Capacity and Locus Energy link on 196MW BESS portfolio

Ingrid Capacity has teamed up with Locus Energy to deploy 196MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in southern Sweden. The partnership will see the installation of 13 new BESS sites, enhancing Ingrid''s development and optimisation capabilities. Go deeper with GlobalData.

Deutsche Bahn, Iqony, Fluence partner on 4-hour Germany BESS Energy

Deutsche Bahn is the train network operator of Germany, and a major user of electricity. Image: Deutsche Bahn. Steag renewables subsidiary Iqony and Fluence will deploy a 50MW/200MWh BESS project in Germany, part of which will be contracted under a PPA with train network operator Deutsche Bahn.

Salt River Project, NextEra Resources bring online 100MW BESS

In other recent Arizona utility BESS activity, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is currently developing a build-own-operate 200MW/800MWh BESS project, while Arizona Public Service (APS) signed a 20-year tolling agreement of its own with developer Strata Clean Energy for a 255MWh/1,000MWh BESS. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host

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Salt River Project, NextEra Resources bring online

Q Energy starts building 35MW/44MWh BESS in France

The European renewable energy IPP arm of Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, Q Energy, has started building one of the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in France. The 35MW/44MWh BESS will be built at the Emile Huchet power plant site in the the town of Saint-Avold, in the northeast of the country, and will be one of the

Estonia grid-scale BESS to come online in 2025 with LG batteries

Estonia is targeting an exit from electricity production from shale gas and a 40% renewable energy mix by 2030. The BESS is the first large-scale project in the country but smaller-scale projects are being supported through a grant programme, including a 4MW/8MWh BESS. Eesti Energia and a consortium of private companies are also launching

Aquila launches construction on Trina BESS project in Germany

Image: Aquila Clean Energy. BESS developer-operator Aquila Clean Energy has started building a 50MW/100MWh project in Germany, its first major one in the country. The company announced the start of construction on the project in the Strübbel municipality in the state of Schleswig-Holstein earlier this week (26 August). It is the first of 14

UK BESS project approvals for ILI, Aukera, Apatura, Lightsource bp

A location plan map for the Loch Fergus BESS project, one of those to have been approved in the last fortnight. Image: Locogen. A roundup of news from the UK BESS market, with developers ILI, Aukera, and Apatura having projects achieve planning permission, along with IPP Lightsource bp and a data centre in Wales, from the pages of our sister site

IndiGrid launches India BESS platform with British, Norwegian

At last year''s COP28, GEAPP launched the Battery Energy Storage System Consortium (BESS Consortium), through which 11 countries, including India, have pledged to promote the deployment of 5GW of storage in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2027. Within India, the BESS Consortium is targeting a 1GW pipeline of projects, with the

Atlantic Green selects Ameresco, Envision for BESS project in UK

Atlantic Green has selected Ameresco and Envision Energy for the construction of a 300MW/624 mega watt hours (MWh) battery energy storage systems (BESS) project in the UK.. Called Cellarhead, the project is poised to enhance the UK''s energy security and reliability by connecting to the National Grid''s Cellarhead sub-station in the West Midlands region of England.

Australia: Origin Energy''s 2GWh BESS expansion plan for Eraring

This will complement Origin''s existing 460MW/1073MWh 2-hour duration BESS currently under construction as part of Stage 1 of the overall project.. Stage 1 of the Eraring project is expected to cost around AU$600 million (US$392 million) and be delivered by Wärtsilä, a Finnish marine and energy technology company, via an engineering equipment delivery

X-ELIO to build 148MW BESS at Queensland solar farm

X-Elio is set to add a 148MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to its Blue Grass solar farm, situated in Queensland''s Western Downs, Australia. The project will be built in two stages, with the first 60MW BESS mechanically complete by the third quarter of 2025 and the second 88MW BESS by the third quarter of 2026.

Fluence, MW Storage sign third Finland BESS deal

The project will be a 1-hour duration (20MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) near Mäntsälä municipality in southern Finland''s Uusimaa region, and marks the third collaboration between MW Storage and Fluence in the Nordic country. in addition to autonomous territories and regions in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. While

RWE files Colorado permit application for 200MW standalone

RWE battery storage projects in Texas, US, on which the company recently began construction. Image: RWE . The North American renewable energy arm of Germany''s RWE has submitted a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application with a local authority in Colorado to construct a 200MW standalone BESS using Tesla 2XL Megapacks.

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