Energy Storage & Hydrogen News - March 1st, 2024

This week's TOP 5+1 features news on the results of Greece’s second tender, the commissioning of the largest BESS in India, as well as a wind-plus-storage project in Chile. Additionally, the start of construction for a new hydrogen-plus-storage project in the US and the financial close of a new BESS in Scotland are highlighted. Finally, there is news about a new hydrogen project in Romania.

Top 5 Energy Storage news

1. Greece’s second tender has awarded 300 MW of storage

2. The Indian prime minister has announced the commissioning of the country's largest BESS.

3. Enel Chile has received authorization to commence commercial operations of its battery-plus-wind project.

4. Energy Vault has initiated construction of its hybrid hydrogen-plus-storage project.

5. Tagenergy has reached financial close on a 49.9-MW/99.8-MWh battery project in Fife, Scotland.

+1 Hydrogen news

1. OMV Petrom has signed two financing contracts of up to EUR 50 million (USD 54.2m) for the construction of two green hydrogen production facilities.