24GWh! CATL and Quinbrook to Collaborate on 8-Hour Battery Storage Project in Australia

24GWh! CATL and Quinbrook to Collaborate on 8-Hour Battery Storage Project in Australia
On March 6, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global sustainable energy infrastructure investor, announced its partnership with CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) to develop an 8-hour duration battery energy storage project in Australia. Quinbrook stated that it plans to deploy approximately 3GW of its new long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology, EnerQB, across Australia, equivalent to 24GWh of storage capacity. This initiative will serve existing partners and new commercial/industrial customers. The extended-duration battery solution, co-developed with Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer CATL, aims to efficiently store more solar energy.

1.8GWh! Canadian Solar's e-STORAGE Secures Major U.S. Energy Storage Order
On March 6, Canadian Solar's energy storage subsidiary, e-STORAGE, announced the signing of battery supply agreements and long-term service agreements (LTSAs) with Aypa Power for two major battery energy storage projects. These include a 160 MW/806 MWh project in California and a 200 MW/998 MWh project in Texas. The projects will deploy approximately 370 units of e-STORAGE’s SolBank 3.0energy storage systems, with construction expected to commence in Q3 2025.