Malaysia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its power system and supporting higher renewable energy penetration, as Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak have won a competitive bid to develop a 100-MW / 400-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) under the country’s inaugural utility-scale storage tender.

Australia has reached a major milestone in its energy transition with the start of commercial operations at Eraring Battery 1, a 460 MW / 1,770 MWh grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) located in New South Wales. The project is owned and operated by Origin Energy and is directly connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM).

SolarMax has secured two engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts to deliver a combined 400 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Puerto Rico, reinforcing the island’s push toward grid resilience and energy security.

The transaction to sell 50% of the 2.9GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind project does not include a 300MW/600MWh co-located BESS, a spokesperson confirmed to Solar Power Portal.

Japanese construction ceramics manufacturer Danto Holdings Corp (TYO:5337) has announced that its board of directors has approved the entry into the grid-scale battery storage business through an investment in a 2-MW/8-MWh project.

Voltalia has officially started construction of a large-scale hybrid renewable energy and battery storage cluster in Uzbekistan, marking a significant milestone in the country’s clean energy transition. Known as the Artemisya project, the development integrates wind power, solar PV, and battery energy storage within a single, coordinated energy complex designed to enhance grid stability and security of supply.