A 43.8-kW rooftop solar array will be installed at the Harry Tompson Center day shelter in New Orleans, providing renewable energy to the facility through a partnership with Everybody Solar. The installation is part of an upgrade to improve sustainability and reduce the center's reliance on traditional energy sources. The project aims to promote environmental responsibility among mission-driven nonprofits serving low-income communities.
ACME Solar has commissioned over 480MWh of battery storage in Rajasthan, India. The company recently signed storage-backed renewable energy deals that will prepare it for future demand response and peak supply agreements. ACME Solar is now readied to participate in the FDRE (Fixed Demand Response Energy) market.
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E) report on the 2025 Iberian blackout found systemic failures in voltage control, reactive power management, and regulatory frameworks. The report identifies responsibility among Spain's grid operator Red Eléctrica, conventional and renewable generation facilities, and the regulatory environment. Entso-E issued 22 recommendations to strengthen European grid resilience in response to the blackout that cut power to mainland Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025.
AGL is commissioning a 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system in New South Wales, Australia. The system aims to provide grid-forming services, and its deployment represents an "ambitious" move by the company. Commissioning has begun for the Liddell BESS.
The US has significantly increased its domestic manufacturing of grid batteries, moving away from relying on Chinese imports. This shift is a notable development in the country's efforts to transition to a more sustainable energy mix. Big batteries are now crucial for scaling up renewable energy production and reshaping the US grid.
PJM's capacity market, originally designed as a reliability safety net, has become the entire grid after energy prices remained low, merchant generation expanded, and state policies influenced wholesale market outcomes, leading to the acceleration of demand driven by electrification, AI, and data centers. The system changed over time, with dispatchable generation retiring faster than it was being replaced. As a result, PJM's capacity market now supports much of the region's electricity supply.
German startup Invertix has launched 22 specialized AI "workers" to automate operation and maintenance tasks for PV plants, reducing manual workloads and enabling operators to scale their portfolios more efficiently while keeping humans in the loop for critical decisions. The AI agents are highly specialized for solar power operations and can handle complex processes, such as understanding inverter fault patterns and Modbus registers. Critical decisions are escalated to humans, similar to an experienced technician working independently but consulting on major issues.
ABB and HDF Energy are jointly developing a megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cell unit to power large seagoing vessels, aiming to replace traditional diesel generators and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The technology has the potential to achieve true zero-emission sailing when fueled by green hydrogen, with ABB's Onboard DC Grid architecture enabling efficient energy storage and shore power integration. This project addresses a significant challenge in the shipping industry, which currently accounts for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Several hydrogen storage terminal projects in the Port of Rotterdam have been put on hold due to high costs and demand uncertainty, with nine players canceling or delaying their plans amid policy uncertainty and grid congestion issues. The projects were estimated to carry price tags in the low- to mid-hundreds of millions of euros, but lack of guaranteed buyers has hindered financing. This development poses challenges for Europe's energy transition goals, which aim for 10 million tonnes of hydrogen imports by 2030.
India's cumulative installed battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity is projected to reach 346 GWh by 2033, with current capacity standing at less than 1 GWh. The country's stationary energy storage market is expanding rapidly due to policy initiatives such as Energy Storage Obligations and Viability Gap Funding. India's pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) capacity is expected to grow from 7 GW in 2025 to 107 GW by 2033.
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