Energy-Storage.news Guest Blog picks of 2023
Looking back on some of the best Guest Blogs we published in 2023, covering everything from insurance to optimisation, from project case studies to market analysis.
Biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the energy storage sector in 2023
A roundup of the biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the energy storage sector that we have has reported on this year.
UK transmission-connected 100MW BESS online at former coal plant site
A 100MW battery storage project in the UK connected to National Grid’s transmission network has gone online, developed by Pacific Green on the former site of a coal plant.
Statkraft acquires pumped hydro project in development near Scotland’s iconic Loch Ness
Norwegian power company Statkraft has agreed to acquire a 450MW pumped storage hydro project being developed near Loch Ness in Scotland, UK.
UK’s National Grid ESO opens new platform to allow batteries ‘more active role in balancing network’
UK’s electricity system operator, National Grid ESO (ESO) this week (12 December) launched the first stage of its Open Balancing Platform.
Startups scout mining sites to repurpose as large-scale gravity energy storage facilities
Two startups presenting gravity-based energy storage technologies for commercialisation have signed partnerships with major players in engineering and mining.
LDES Roundup: Hydrostor, CMBlu, Highview, Aquabattery projects
A roundup of long-duration energy storage (LDES) news from around the world this week.
EC, Australia, US and Canada back global initiative to promote battery storage
The European Commission, along with governments of Australia, the US and Canada, have backed a new initiative to promote battery storage.
LDES Roundup: Hydrostor, CMBlu, Highview projects
A roundup of long-duration energy storage (LDES) news from around the world this week.
Spain awards contracts to 1.9GWh energy storage in first PERTE tender
The government of Spain, through the Institution for the diversification and energy savings (IDAE) has awarded 880MW/1809MWh in its first tender for energy storage to be co-located with renewables.
