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Batteries with 200 Wh storage per kW of solar capacity could mitigate curtailment in Spain Researchers have studied the energy and economic implications of the curtailment of solar energy in Spain over the past two years and concluded batteries can mitigate the problem. The academics calculated the impact of curtailment on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present value (NPV).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 01, 2025
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Revenue streams
German batteries stabilizing solar energy prices at expense of own profitability Analyst THEMA Consulting Group has calculated the impact of rapid expansion of battery storage systems in Germany and found they will help stabilize solar prices by reducing the number of negatively-priced-electricity hours – but will cannibalize their own revenue in doing so.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 01, 2025
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Grid-scale
EDP, Axpo sign revenue deal for 241 MWh Polish battery The project, located in the Wielkopolska region, has already secured grid capacity payments and is set to be operational in 2027.
Max Hall
Jul 01, 2025
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Grid-scale
Galileo sells 98 MW battery in southern Italy The project is rumored to be in Campania and ContourGlobal, a company controlled by KKR, is said to be the purchaser.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 01, 2025
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Flow batteries
Testing begins on 20 MWh, ‘Europe’s largest’ vanadium redox flow battery Fraunhofer ICT says the pilot facility has demonstrated how clean energy can feed the grid regardless of weather conditions.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 01, 2025
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Finance
Australian state’s new green bank has AU$1 billion to invest in big batteries, other projects The New South Wales government’s new green bank is now open for business with an initial AU$1 billion (US$ 660 million) in funding available to accelerate key energy projects to support the state’s shift from coal-fired power generation to renewables.
David Carroll
Jul 01, 2025
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Policy
Japan poised for a battery boom With residential, commercial, and industrial batteries expected to balloon in the years ahead – and grid-scale systems beginning to appear – harmonizing Japan's split-frequency grid and resolving regulatory ambiguity could rocket-fuel the industry.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025
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Grid-scale
Giga Storage enters German market with 1.4 GWh BESS acquisition The Dutch company has acquired the four-hour storage facility in Merzen, Lower Saxony, developed by Isenau Projects. The investment amounts to approximately €300 million.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 30, 2025
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Auctions
South Africa signs off on 612 MWh Red Sands battery Described as Africa's biggest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) to reach commercial close, the Northern Cape project was constructed by the development finance bodies of the United Kingdom and Norwegian governments.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025
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