Energy Storage & Hydrogen News - March 15th, 2024

This week's TOP 5+1 features news on the approval of a battery project in California, the selection of a battery provider for a project in England, as well as the acquisition of BESS projects in the US. Additionally, a developer is set to invest in BESS market in the UK. Finally, there is news about the execution of a hydrogen project in the Netherlands.

Top 5 Energy Storage news

1.   The US Bureau of Land Management approved a 150-MW BESS at California.

2.   SSE Renewables has selected Fluence as the technology provider for a 150-MW/300-MWh battery project in England.

3.   Pedal Steel Solar has acquired two development-stage BESS projects in Michigan and Kentucky with a combined dispatch capacity of up to 1,600 MWh.

4.   GridStor has purchased an up to 450-MW/900-MWh battery storage project in Texas.

5.   Developer NatPower will invest US$12.8 billion in the UK’s BESS market, targeting 60GWh of deployments by 2040.

+1 Hydrogen news:

1.   Worley Ltd has been awarded service contracts to support Shell in executing its 200-MW renewable hydrogen project in the Netherlands.