Virtual power plants (VPPs) in California, US, could provide over 7.5GW of capacity, around 15% of peak demand by 2035, according to a report from consultancy The Brattle Group for non-profit GridLab.
Minnesota-based independent power producer (IPP) Lydian Energy has made its official launch with a portfolio of 1.75GW of solar and battery storage projects in the US.
The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has opened to public consultation a new incentive scheme for renewables and storage manufacturing.
The government of Sri Lanka has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian firm United Solar Group (USG) for a 700MW floating solar and storage project.
DEPCOM Power, a provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work, is midway through construction on what it has called Puerto Rico’s "largest" solar-plus-storage project.
Scatec has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company to develop a project consisting of 1GW of solar and 200MWh of battery storage during the COP28.
Switzerland-based institutional investment group SUSI Partners has entered a development deal for two large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants in Chile.
Two utilities in Kentucky, US, have received approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) to add 1GW of solar PV and energy storage to replace a 600MW coal plant by 2027.
Microgrids in the US still face several challenges - speed and standardisation chief among them - in order to help alleviate and decentralise the grid.
