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Short-term power-price volatility in Europe is approaching 2022 energy-crisis levels, creating heightened profit opportunities for battery storage operators. Energy-market disruptions linked to the Iran war have pushed natural gas to near four-year highs; when gas-fired plants are dispatched, electricity prices spike. Simultaneously, rapid expansion of wind and solar is producing deeper intraday price troughs, widening daily high-low spreads. About $40 bln of investment in European battery storage since the last crisis has materially expanded capacity, positioning the fleet to arbitrage these spreads this winter — a test of whether storage can cap spikes and reduce consumer bills. Drax commercial chief Paul Sheffield said colder weather and unpredictable wind have intensified intraday volatility, improving market conditions for battery storage.

South Korea’s Defense Ministry is weighing expanding its Cheonghae Unit’s patrol area into the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, the Dong-A Ilbo and other Korean media reported. After US President Trump asked Seoul to dispatch warships, the government considered sending additional vessels but judged that infeasible and is instead likely to broaden the unit’s operational zone to “contribute to security of the Strait of Hormuz.” A government official said on Oct. 16 the regional security situation has worsened and pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia have risen versus prior years, making expansion into the Gulf of Oman the most probable option.