Chile opens land bidding for 13GWh of storage projects in Northern regions
The Chilean Ministry of Energy has opened a public land bidding auction seeking 13GWh of standalone energy storage projects.
IPP Innergex commissions second large-scale Chile BESS
Innergex Renewable Energy has started operating a 35MW/175MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile, its second large-scale BESS in the country.
VIDEO: Energy-Storage.news meets… the Long Duration Energy Storage Council
Editor Andy Colthorpe speaks with Long Duration Energy Storage Council director of markets and technology Gabriel Murtagh.
Business model innovation ‘the critical piece’ for LDES sector
Business model innovation and considering how to integrate projects into the wider energy systems will be key for long-duration energy storage (LDES) companies, partners at VC firm RA Capital told Energy-Storage.news.
‘We will maximise value of the assets’: Octopus Energy on Gresham House BESS toll deal
Octopus Energy’s head of flexibility discussed its tolling deal with Gresham House for nearly 1GWh of BESS projects, including how they will fit into its VPP portfolio and whether their energy market activity could change under its control.
VIDEO: Energy-Storage.news meets… FlexGen
Editor Andy Colthorpe speaks with Yann Brandt, chief commercial officer at FlexGen, a solar industry veteran who saw the rising potential of the energy storage industry and jumped on board.
Chile: CJR, Sungrow to deploy BESS for Atlas as government finalises capacity market payments
Chile has passed new regulations around capacity market payments to energy storage, coinciding with a major project announcement from CJR and Sungrow.
Europe ‘slower and less bold’ on financial support for upstream battery material projects
Europe appears to be slower and less bold than other markets like the US when it comes to financial support for upstream battery material projects like lithium refining, a company looking to invest half a billion euros in an EU project told Energy-Storage.news.
Gresham House UK BESS revenues recover after 2023 slump and £100 million loss
Average revenues for the Gresham House Energy Storage Fund doubled from February to April this year, fund manager Gresham House said in its full year 2023 results.
‘Few viable LDES technologies beyond 24-hours’: CAES developer Corre Energy
The number of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies that will commercialise for applications beyond 24 hours ‘can be counted on one hand’, the CEO of compressed air energy storage (CAES) developer Corre Energy said in an interview.
