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NHOA Energy secures first MACSE battery awards in Italy with 600 MWh across two projects Italy’s MACSE scheme has already allocated storage capacity, and NHOA's announcements now confirms its first contracted projects under the mechanism.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 02, 2026
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Bluetti launching Elite 300, world’s smallest 3 kWh portable power station [UPDATED] The Bluetti Elite 300, packing more power than ever into a small form, will be available with early-bird discounts from March 8.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 27, 2026
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Australia’s massive residential battery build continues: 12 GWh via 520,000 home batteries in 2026, crackdowns on quality Australia's Clean Energy Regulator has forecast that up to 12 GWh of storage will be on installed, with rooftop solar rebounding from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.
Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley
Feb 27, 2026
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Vanadium flow and lithium-ion combine in world’s largest grid-forming hybrid storage plant in China China brings online 300 MW/1,200 MWh grid-forming energy storage facility in Inner Mongolia, integrating lithium-ion and vanadium flow battery technologies.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 27, 2026
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Troubled Waratah Super Battery gets timeline for replacement transformer and full operational date: End of 2026 It's mixed news: the failure in HVT3 means it requires a full replacement, but a replacement from the local transformer manufacturer will happen in rapid time.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 26, 2026
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Axpo, Advance Green Energy sign long-term hedging deal for Bulgarian BESS A long‑term hedging deal secures revenues for one of Bulgaria’s largest operational battery projects.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 25, 2026
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R.Power lands $139M in Polish state grants for utility-scale BESS push, plus solar PV financing win Polish headquartered IPP R.Power has secured significant grant agreements with Poland's National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, as its global BESS pipeline surpasses 10 GW.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 23, 2026
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NHOA Energy starts construction of the Broni Battery for Neoen in Italy Siteworks are well underway for the Broni Battery in Italy, renewable energy giant Neoen's first in the country.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 23, 2026
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Another grid-scale battery faces siting pushback in Australia Despite the project already changing four times, the local Australian council formally opposed the Blanche battery location as state licensing process continues.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 23, 2026

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