Storage

SolarPower Europe has released two new technical due diligence reports for utility-scale hybrid solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

Meralco PowerGen Corporation has completed initial grid synchronisation and energisation of the 3.5GW MTerra solar project, which includes a 4.5GWh battery energy storage system (BESS). 

Octopus Energy has announced an investment of 'nearly' US$1 billion into Californian clean energy, including a solar-plus-storage project.

As Australia’s renewable sector matures, the coupling of solar and storage is emerging as the dominant paradigm for large-scale projects.

A 77.5MW PV plant in Estonia is to be coupled with a 55MW/250MWh battery energy storage system to create what is claimed will be the country’s largest hybrid project.

AES Indiana, a subsidiary of US utility AES Corporation, has started commercial operations at a 250MW solar-plus-storage plant in Pike County, Indiana, US.

A round-up of a number of European project stories from this week, including METLEN, European Energy and TSE.

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) has extended a Letter of Award (LOA) to Ceigall India and ACME Solar to develop 220MW solar-plus-storage in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. 

WGEH has signed a Feasibility Phase Agreement to advance Stage 1 development of its 70GW renewable energy project in Western Australia.

Chinese solar PV inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow has expanded its manufacturing outreach with a new facility in southwestern Poland.