Germany: Fluence can start deliveries for TSO''s BESS project

A regional council in Germany has given the go-ahead for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW''s 250MW Grid Booster BESS project, which will be provided by system integrator Fluence. Stuttgart council has issued a planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the 250MW/250MWh battery energy …

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Developer Enfinite brings online 40MW/70MWh of battery storage in Alberta, Canada

Alberta-based developer Enfinite has commissioned two grid-scale battery storage projects in the Canadian province, adding to the company''s growing fleet. The company is developing a portfolio of nine identically sized 20MW/35MWh projects in Alberta.

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New South Wales hosts tender for 550MW long-duration energy storage, 950MW of generation

A tender will open in a few days under the long-term roadmap for the electricity system of New South Wales (NSW), through which 550MW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) could be procured. The process will open 22 May 2023, through AEMO Services, a subsidiary of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

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Alberta-based developer Enfinite has commissioned two grid-scale battery storage projects in the Canadian province. ... Ontario is also holding Canada''s first major energy storage procurement, ... SECI launches 1,000MW/2,000MWh standalone BESS tender, India''s biggest to date. Fluence, investor MW Storage sign third Finland BESS …

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Jordan confirms cancellation of solar-integrating …

Image: Enerwhere. Government representatives from the Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East have confirmed that tendering for a 30MW / 60MWh energy storage system has been cancelled. First …

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Greece launches 1 GW storage tender – pv magazine International

The tender''s subscription rule is set at 100%, meaning that at least 800 MW of energy storage capacity must compete for selection to award 400 MW of capacity. This rule maintains the auction''s ...

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Australia launches 600 MW/2.4 GWh tender

A tender for 600 MW/2.4 GWh of energy storage in Victoria and South Australia has been announced as part of Australia''s new national Capacity Investment Scheme, a project underwriting program ...

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Energy storage: Connecting India to clean power on demand

The tariff discovered was Rs4.38 (US¢5.3)/kilowatt-hour (kWh), marginally higher than the RTC tenders. For other FDRE tenders, with stricter power-supply requirements in terms of demand fulfilment ratio, at a minimum of 90% of the demand profile monthly, the tariffs are expected to be higher, about Rs5 (US¢6)/kWh.

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EU approves Slovenia €150 million for renewables, energy storage

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a €150 million (US$160 million) state aid scheme for renewable energy and energy storage in Slovenia. The executive arm of the European Union (EU) approved the direct grant programme under the State Aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted in March this year to …

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Australia: Big announcements in booming battery storage market

Australia''s energy storage sector has seen a trio of significant announcements around the development of major battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. In the past couple of days developer Akaysha Energy has disclosed a AU$250 million (US$163.57 million) debt financing deal, Commonwealth energy minister Chris …

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India''s tenders mark beginning of an ''energy storage revolution''

India is on the "cusp of a potential energy storage revolution," thanks to recently launched tenders, according to authors of a new report. The country''s government has recognised the important role energy storage will play in its power sector. Targeting the deployment of 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy, including 450GW of new wind and ...

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U.S. Department of Energy Updates $15 Million Energy Storage Funding Opportunity | Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Updates $15 Million Energy Storage Funding Opportunity WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Department of Energy''s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced updates to its July 2023 $15 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA), titled " Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation ."

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UK''s National Grid Goes Big Into Energy Storage With …

Other winners included Low Carbon Storage Investment with a combined £15.35 million ($20.1 million) tender for two separate projects of 10 megawatts and 40 megawatts each; Element Power with a …

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Italy: Enel building 1.6GW of battery storage for 2024 delivery

April 24, 2023. An Enel Green Power wind power plant in Sicily, Italy. Image: Enel Green Power. Enel Green Power will start building 1.6GW of battery storage projects in Italy this quarter, with the country''s utility-scale market expected to soar in the next three years. The renewables arm of multinational energy firm Enel said construction ...

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New rules announced for 2023/2024 rounds of energy storage …

Tesla, Samsung interested in 150 MW battery storage tender in Cyprus. 28 June 2024 - Cyprus plans to launch a tender in September to support the installation …

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Europe adds 1.9GW of grid-scale BESS in 2022, 3.7GW for 2023

The company said 170 grid battery storage projects came online last year totalling 1.9GW, a record-breaking year. It is forecasting 3.7GW to come online in 2023, nearly 100% year-on-year growth. The figures are from its new energy storage data platform STOREtrack. Some 1.9GW of grid-scale battery energy storage was deployed …

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DTE Energy issues standalone energy storage RFP in Michigan

Utility DTE Energy has launched a request for proposals (RFP), seeking approximately 120MW of standalone energy storage projects in its Michigan, US, service area. Projects must be located within the state and connect to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) grid, or to distribution-level transmission, adding to Detroit ...

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Italy: Regulator marks big week for grid-scale energy …

The new market rules will allow grid operator Terna to run large-scale energy storage auctions. Terna will now run a consultation with the industry on the proposed new auction system and the first auctions …

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Large-scale tenders and energy storage''s role in decarbonisation

The tenders are likely to be very different in design and scope. However, the aim of both is to create a mechanism that values the critical role of energy storage in enabling and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. Australia and New York are both likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy ...

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Global news, analysis and opinion on energy storage innovation …

Grid Scale. Off Grid. Market Analysis. Software & Optimisation. ... technology, policy and finance in the energy storage market. Download for Free. DCEEEW publishes framework for 500MW/2,000MWh CIS tender in Western Australia. A market brief on the first tender to be held in Western Australia under the nationwide Capacity …

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Italy has unique opportunities in energy storage

March 1, 2024. The panel discussion on Day 1 of the Energy Storage Summit EU in London last week. Image: Solar Media. Italy''s grid-scale energy storage market opportunities are unlike anywhere else, but many challenges and uncertainties around the different revenue streams remain, including the upcoming MACSE capacity market auction.

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Romania relaunches call for investment in battery storage for …

February 9, 2024. Sebastian Burduja, Romania''s minister of energy. Image: ITU/Rowan Farrell. The Ministry of Energy of Romania has reopened a competitive solicitation for battery storage for the grid integration of renewable energy, seeking "at least" 240MW and 480MWh of resources. The Ministry made its announcement yesterday (8 February ...

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Hungary awards funding for 440 MW of storage

The Hungarian Ministry of Energy has announced that around 50 grid-scale energy storage projects with a cumulative capacity of 440 MW have received …

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Energy Challenges Conference in Tirana, Albania

10 March 2023 saw a broad mix of public and private representatives, investors, project developers, and financers in the field of Energy Transitions come …

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South Africa''s DMRE launches third battery storage tender

The tender is calling for submission of bids for energy storage projects totalling 616 MW / 2464 MWh at pre-selected substation sites identified by Eskom. BESIPPPP is a grid-scale energy storage programme for procurement of energy storage systems from private energy storage companies. The battery storage procurement …

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Tirana Energy Forum 2023 | LinkedIn

Tirana Forum of Energy 2023 is a unique official forum that provides a complete overview of multiple opportunities and developments in Albania as a newly …

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Greece launches 1 GW storage tender – pv magazine International

Greece''s energy regulator has announced three separate auctions for standalone energy storage systems connected to electricity transmission networks. The …

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Bulgaria launches renewables-plus-storage tenders

The deadline for submitting project proposals is June 12, 2024. The proposals should not exceed one-third of the total capacity quota allocated for energy storage facilities under each procedure. The announcement of the tenders follows a public consultation that was launched in October 2023. The Bulgarian government has …

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2022 Grid Energy Storage Technology Cost and …

Energy Storage Grand Challenge Cost and Performance Assessment 2022 August 2022 v Executive Summary As growth and evolution of the grid storage industry continues, it becomes increasingly important to examine the various technologies and compare their costs and performance on an equitable basis. As

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Grid energy storage

Grid energy storage (also called large-scale energy storage) is a collection of methods used for energy storage on a large scale within an electrical power grid.

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New York proposes grid-scale energy storage tenders in …

Primary among six main proposals in what has been dubbed Energy Storage Roadmap 2.0 is that NYSERDA-led programmes will procure 4.7GW of energy storage for the state across three main market segments: bulk (aka utility-scale, large-scale or grid-scale), retail (aka commercial and industrial and community) and residential.

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Germany: 400MW+ of solar-storage projects win Innovation Tender

The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, announced the results of its latest auction which ended up being oversubscribed with a total of 53 bids and 779MW of capacity received, nearly double the 400MW limit set for the auction. The latest Innovation Tender in Germany has concluded, with 32 solar-plus-storage projects …

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Energy storage on the electric grid | Deloitte Insights

Battery-based energy storage capacity installations soared more than 1200% between 2018 and 1H2023, reflecting its rapid ascent as a game changer for the electric power sector. 3. This report provides a comprehensive framework intended to help the sector navigate the evolving energy storage landscape.

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