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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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Home battery deployment soaring in Australia More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government’s revised $7.2 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
David Carroll
Jan 07, 2026
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Policy
Battery storage drives record year for UK renewables planning approvals Cornwall Insight analysis reveals planning permission granted to more battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in first nine months of 2025 than in all of 2024. Approvals granted in year when planning consent became key to securing grid connections.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 07, 2026
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Tenders
India’s energy storage market set for breakout year in 2026 After a record year for energy storage tenders in 2025, projects awarded since mid-2023 are expected to begin commissioning in 2026, reflecting typical development timelines of 18 to 24 months.
Uma Gupta
Jan 07, 2026
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Flow batteries
China connects world’s largest vanadium flow battery project Gigawatt-hour scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) project is expected to reduce curtailment in Xinjiang, a region of China with high solar and wind generation, and transmission bottlenecks. The flow battery installation is co-located with a PV plant.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 07, 2026
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