Category: Clean Power & Energy Storage

HMC said it has committed equity to develop its first new-build battery storage project in Australia, a 300MW/1,200MWh facility in Victoria. Source: Energy Storage News.

AEMO has published its 2026 ESOO, finding a clearer pathway to maintaining a reliable electricity supply across the NEM in the coming decade. Source: Energy Storage News.

In this news roundup, Eos and WATTMORE; Gotion and Gamma Technologies; Middle River Power and PowerTransitions; and Electra AI and MinTech are advancing battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US.

US independent power producers (IPPs) Swift Current Energy and Avantus have secured financing for their pipelines and projects, respectively. Source: Energy Storage News.

DC-coupled solar-plus-storage projects can reduce the time needed for grid connection approval compared with AC-coupled designs. Source: Energy Storage News.

Expanding US electric transmission infrastructure is critically necessary to meet load growth projections. Source: Renewable Energy World.

Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group breaks down financial realities, market contradictions, and other dynamics shaping the energy storage space. Source: Energy Storage News.

Shell has sold sonnen, the residential battery storage company it acquired in 2019, as the oil & gas major focuses its attention on “portfolio high-grading efforts.” Source: Energy Storage News.

Canadian pipeline and energy infrastructure company TC Energy has selected Worley to advance the next development phase of its 1GW/11GWh Ontario Pumped Storage Project in Meaford, Canada. Source: Energy Storage News.

ABB has chosen to upgrade control and electrical systems at three Statkraft hydropower plants to help extend their operational life. Source: Renewable Energy World.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe. Source: Energy Storage News.

Sunrun has agreed with distributed energy resource platform Voltus to support its Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) programmes for AI hyperscalers. Source: Energy Storage News.