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Sungrow to supply massive 2 GWh Dune Plus solar-plus-storage plant in Chile as construction starts The 509 MW / 2,036 MWh Dune Plus project complement's Chile’s largest solar plant with a retrofit of BESS with contracted supply to copper giant Codelco.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 25, 2025
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Sinovoltaics updates financial stability ranking for battery manufacturers The quality assurance service provider’s latest financial stability ranking has Tesla, Mustang Battery and Solid Power in the top three spots again, in a report that tracks manufacturers’ Altmann-Z scores over the past three years.
Valerie Thompson
Nov 24, 2025
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Football clubs add storage to solar to avoid extra time on the grid From giants to hopefuls, football clubs are stacking solar above the terraces and batteries below.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 21, 2025
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‘New York model’ for safety: Strict fire codes to unlock Long Island battery storage State officials and fire deparment representatives confirmed new fire standards for Long Island BESS projects are the new cost of business in getting storage into the urban grid.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 21, 2025
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Rondo Energy brings Southeast Asia’s first industrial heat battery online in Thailand Rondo's industrial heat battery is powering SCG’s Thai cement plant with 24‑hour heat, from cleaner energy sources.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 21, 2025
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Batteries on the move in Europe: Investors acquire 1.5 GWh from projects in Poland, Romania, UK Grid-scale standalone and co-located batteries are being snapped up, with more than 1.5 GWh acquired, including 1.2 GWh in Poland alone
Tristan Rayner
Nov 21, 2025
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Waratah Super Battery transformer failure raises complex insurance, procurement questions Interviews with insurance specialists show how a single transformer failure can escalate into a major delay and claims scenario at one of Australia’s largest battery projects.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 19, 2025
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Wärtsilä’s Quantum3 energy storage system passes three major fire safety and explosion tests The successful testing looks to reassure the Finnish firm of its own designs, while further giving confidence to project developers, owners, and the wider community.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 18, 2025
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Hydro approves largest pumped hydro project in more than 20 years in Norway Norsk Hydro will invest about $110 million after tax to build the Illvatn pumped hydro plant in western Norway.
Tristan Rayner
Nov 18, 2025

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