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US DOE awards $14m for unique energy storage systems for critical facilities and infrastructure The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) fund will back an organic quinone flow battery and an iron and sodium long duration energy storage (LDES) system in California, plus a lithium battery with a novel cathode material in New York state.
Max Hall
Jul 04, 2025
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Finance
Zelestra secures $282m for Chile’s 1 GWh Aurora project The solar-plus-storage site will combine a 220 MW solar plant with a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) as Chile continues to add renewables.
Luis Ini
Jul 04, 2025
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Finance
ContourGlobal announces 9.5 GWh BESS acquisitions in Italy ContourGlobal has annouunced that it has acquired 1.6 GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy with up to 9.5 GWh of energy storage capacity ahead of the MACSE auctions. The entire portfolio is expected to be commissioned in 2028.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 03, 2025
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Supply chain
Repono signs 1.4 GWh supply deal with HyperStrong Beijing-based HyperStrong said it will help deploy 1.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Europe by 2027 as Repono aims to develop 100 GWh by 2030.
Max Hall
Jul 03, 2025
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Tenders
German innovation tender four times oversubscribed, 29 PV+BESS projects awarded The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) received bids totaling over 2 GW in its latest innovation tender, which is open to renewable energy projects incorporating storage systems, among others. The awarded tariffs for combined photovoltaic and storage projects ranged from €0.0500 to €0.0639 per kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025
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Auctions
Brazilian energy storage regulation due this year, regulator official says Daniel Danna, rapporteur for regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica's (ANEEL) Public Consultation (CP) 39, of 2023, told Brazil's Chamber of Deputies initial energy storage rules would be published in the second half of the year, with two rounds of further regulatory discussion due to finish by 2028.
Lívia Neves
Jul 03, 2025
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Fire risk and safety
Envision proves BESS fire resilience in CSA-certified test Envision recently completed a large-scale, CSA C800 witnessed burn test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, demonstrating robust thermal containment and adding to industry-wide safety efforts.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 03, 2025
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Distributed
Sonnen: Intelligent battery charging vital for home solar arrays The ever-increasing number of negative electricity price hours is affecting owners of solar arrays. This year, the shortfall in payments from the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) could rise to around €250 ($294), affecting 40% of annual revenue, according to a projection by storage company Sonnen.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025
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Fire risk and safety
Honeywell adds Li-ion Tamer for battery fire safety in buildings Honeywell has acquired Nexceris' 'Li-ion Tamer' off-gas detection system for lithium-ion batteries, which can alert operators to thermal runaway before fires start.
Uma Gupta
Jul 03, 2025
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