Argentina receives 1.3GW bids for first energy storage tender
Argentina has received more than 1.3GW of energy storage applications for its first battery energy storage system (BESS) tender.
EDP, developer Zelestra sign ‘Spain’s first solar-plus-storage PPA’
Spanish energy firm Zelestra and Portuguese utility EDP have signed what they call the “first” solar-plus-storage power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Spanish renewables market.
AES Andes starts building two hybrid renewables projects in Chile with 2.2GWh of BESS
AES Andes, part of the US-based energy giant AES, has launched construction on two hybrid renewables-plus-storage projects in Chile with 2.2GWh of co-located BESS.
Zelestra and Sungrow sign 1GWh BESS deal for Chile project
Developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has ordered 1GWh of BESS technology plus PCS equipment from Sungrow for a project in Chile.
IPP Atlas inaugurates 800MWh ‘first large-scale standalone BESS’ in Chile
Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated a 200MW/800MWh BESS project in Chile, which it claimed is the ‘first large-scale standalone BESS’ in the country and the wider Latin American region.
Chile BESS deals totalling 4.2GWh for Atlas, Canadian Solar and Colbun, Metlen and Glenfarne
A trio of major announcements in the grid-scale BESS market in Chile, with Canadian Solar winning a delivery contract from Colbun, Metlen Energy & Metals selling a solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne, and Atlas Renewable Energy securing financing for a project.
ContourGlobal brings online Chile solar-plus-storage project, Latin America’s ‘largest’
The first two phases of Latin America’s ‘biggest’ solar-plus-storage project, Oasis de Atacama, have been commissioned in Antofagasta, Chile.
Safety and ESG are non-negotiable requirements in Europe’s BESS market, says Trina Storage
Juan Ceballos, Trina Storage head of sales for Europe, tells ESN Premium how one of solar’s big players aims to become a major presence in energy storage.
Europe’s governments have ‘finally recognised the importance of battery storage’
ESN Premium speaks with Anna Darmani, energy storage analyst at Wood Mackenzie, about Europe’s sector evolution.
‘A good market is one where you can get something done’: Europe’s BESS potential in focus
Germany and the UK are currently Europe’s ‘hottest’ markets for battery storage, but others present exciting opportunities, too.
