Storage FRV has proposed a 400 MW / 1.6 GWh BESS in Australia next to the 115 MW Metz solar farm, which the same company commissioned in late 2022. Ormat Technologies has won a tender for 15-year tolling agreements covering two BESS systems in Israel with a total capacity of 300 MW / 1.2 GWh, which it is developing in partnership with Allied Infrastructure. Water-based redox flow battery startup Allegro Energy has received $1.2 million in Australian government funding to support its R&D and scaling-up efforts, backing up an $11 million series A round held last year. The Philippines’ green energy auction saw 6.95 GW of bids filed for pumped hydro projects, with a total 7.5 GW filed including geothermal…