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Blathnaid O'Dea pv magazine
Blathnaid O'Dea pv magazine

Blathnaid O’Dea

Blathnaid is Features Editor with pv magazine Global. Prior to joining the team in 2024, she specialized in writing feature-length articles about STEM careers. She also covered news, including some of Ireland’s renewable energy announcements over the past few years.

Articles written by Blathnaid O’Dea

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Projects & Applications
Enery secures $298 million project financing for CEE, begins construction of 1 GWh BESS in Romania Earlier this month, Enery announced the start of construction of more than 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Romania, which will be co-located with 761 MW of solar PV. More recently, the company secured financing to build out its BESS portfolio in Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia, and Bulgaria.
Blathnaid O’Dea
15 hours ago
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Projects & Applications
ContourGlobal acquires 2 GWh of BESS in Greece Milan, Italy-headquartered ContourGlobal has announced its first venture in Greece, a move which includes the acquisition of 500 MW /2,000 MWh of battery energy storage (BESS) capacity. The capacity comes from two separate transactions and includes what will become one of Greece's first operational merchant batteries.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 26, 2026
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Grid-scale
Gore Street Capital completes first close on Europe BESS fund, targeting €500 million by year-end The UK's Gore Street Capital has 1.4 GW of battery energy storage (BESS) under management and it is looking to buy, build and manage BESS projects across Europe with its GS EU Fund.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 23, 2026
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Grid-scale
US Round-up: Fluence supplies 1.2 GWh Arizona project, NextVolt sells 1 GWh battery NextVolt has offloaded a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to Exus Renewables which will take on ownership long-term. Menawhile, the developers of a 1.2 GWh BESS in Arizona have partnered with Fluence for its GridStack Pro system.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 16, 2026
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Grid-scale
Illinois targets 3 GW of grid-scale energy storage by 2030 Illinois has approximately 200 MW of energy storage currently installed. Its policymakers have made utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) and virtual power plants a cornerstone of new legislation to bolster the grid and reduce electricity prices.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 09, 2026
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Projects & Applications
Bulgaria commissions 500 MWh BESS at thermal power plant site The 202 MW/ 500 MWh Maritsa BESS, owned by ContourGlobal, is described as a “guarantee for the energy security of Bulgaria” by the country’s Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 09, 2026
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Grid-scale
Texas developer secures 10 GWh+ of BESS capacity to supply data centers Greenflash said its newly secured more than 10 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity will be added to the over 1 GWh of battery storage already ready for near-term deployment, as well as an additional 2 GWh scheduled for delivery in March 2026.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jan 08, 2026
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Projects & Applications
Ormat Technologies, Terra-Gen commission 655 MWh of battery storage in California Two battery energy storage projects with a total capacity of around 655 MWh have begun commercial operations in California.
Blathnaid O’Dea
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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