Category: Clean Power & Energy Storage

EPEC Group has been awarded a contract to cover the high-voltage connection works for the Lower Wonga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, by the EPC contractor INTEC Energy Solutions. Source: Energy Storage News.

Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energía has unveiled plans to install two battery energy storage systems (BESS). Source: Energy Storage News.

Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has entered into a strategic agreement supporting hyperscaler AI data centres for a customer in Texas, US. Source: Energy Storage News.

The certification confirms the system meets DNV’s reliability and safety requirements and marks progress towards utility-scale wave energy. Source: Renewable Energy World.

In this news roundup, ACCURE, Hydrostor, Shoals and TerraFlow, and Qnetic claim significant advances in and for energy storage technology. Source: Energy Storage News.

As the reality of nuclear fusion approaches, Base Power attracts a billion bucks and launches a new battery, Eolian starts construction on PJM’s biggest BESS, Avantus doubles its credit facility, Antares raises $470M for…

Exactly how different utility teams and project stakeholders are approaching the integration of multiple systems to enable reliability will be a focus of DTECH Reliability & Resiliency, August 25-27, 2026. Source: Renewable Energy World.

The German regulator BNetzA’s latest draft decision on grid fees from 4 August 2029 onwards still leaves uncertainty for energy storage project business cases. Source: Energy Storage News.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a US$489.4 million loan to Amanecer Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of developer Pattern Energy to support Puerto Rico’s electric grid. Source: Energy Storage News.

A US court has upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) plan to speed up the permitting process for connecting energy projects to the grid. Source: Energy Storage News.

There is an opportunity for locally designed and manufactured BESS solutions in Europe, with the possibility of future EU controls of Chinese imports, former head of BESS products at Northvolt said. 

Elestor claims its hydrogen-iron flow battery delivers 75%+ round-trip efficiency, a 20-25 year lifespan, and 15€/kWh capex for long-duration storage.  Source: Energy Storage News.