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HyperStrong connects 7.4 GWh of energy storage projects in Inner Mongolia From groundbreaking to grid connection, all three projects were completed in just over five months, the Chinese battery energy storage integrator said.
Marija Maisch
Jan 08, 2026
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Projects & Applications
Texas: SolarMax wins EPC contract for 600 MWh BESS; Spearmint nets investment for 400 MWh of BESS United States company SolarMax expects the contract for its Texas battery energy storage system (BESS) to generate revenues of $258.1 million. And Spearmint Energy has secured an equity investment for its Tierra Seca and Seven Flags batteries.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 08, 2026
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Revenue streams
Neoen signs seven-year tolling contract with Uniper for German BESS project  The 30 MW/78 MWh Arneburg Battery is Neoen’s first asset in Germany. The battery is currently mid-way through construction and is expected to be operational in 2026.
Marija Maisch
Jan 08, 2026
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Markets
French energy regulator on flexible grid connections, connection queue for battery storage The Energy Regulatory Commission has published its second biennial report on the performance of network operators in the development of so-called smart grids. The report provides an update on flexible grid connection offers for photovoltaic installations (15 parks connected by 2024) and energy storage, including optimized connection queues totaling 2.8 GW, as well as an overview of upcoming regulatory initiatives.
Marie Beyer
Jan 08, 2026
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Australia’s biggest battery starts commercial operations The first stage of the biggest approved battery project in Australia is now fully operational with Origin Energy announcing the initial stage of the 700 MW / 3,160 MWh battery energy storage system being built next to its Eraring coal-fired generator in New South Wales has commenced commercial operations.
David Carroll
Jan 08, 2026
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Flow batteries
Cambridge startup claims its electrolytes can triple flow battery energy density A startup led by Cambridge University scientists and the former chair of Oxford PV is attempting to commercialize flow battery electrolytes with greater energy density than vanadium-based batteries. Kodiaq Technologies claims its electrolytes can be deployed as a drop-in solution for redox flow batteries.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 07, 2026
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Solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan
Grid-scale
Voltalia starts building 200 MWh BESS, solar, wind project in Uzbekistan French developer Voltalia's Artemisya hybrid project includes 100 MW/200 MWh of battery storage based on a 15-year contract. Commissioning is scheduled for 2027.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 07, 2026
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R&D
New European solid-state battery business targets commercial production Axen, Syensqo and IFPEN establish new company to produce high performance sulfide solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries in Europe. New company Argylium will develop its electrolyte portfolio at facilities in France.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 07, 2026
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Projects & Applications
Boralex commissions its first BESS project in North America Canadian developer commissions 320 MWh project in partnership with Ontario's Walpole Island First Nation community. The Sanjgon BESS is capable of four-hour continuous delivery to the grid at full power. The project uses 89 Tesla Megapack 2XL units.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 07, 2026
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