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US storage update: Maine’s 350 MWh battery and Sierra Pinta 450 MWh system begin operations Two large-scale battery storage projects have entered commercial operation in the United States, adding flexible capacity in ISO New England and the Western grid.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 12, 2026
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Indonesia to announce new government regulation to encourage BESS, hydrogen in remote locations A forthcoming decree is expected to unlock battery‑driven hybrid projects across remote power systems with a 10 MW threshold being established.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 11, 2026
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US Round-Up: NineDot closes $431M financing for NYC, e-STORAGE inks 503 MWh Texas deal, FlexGen brings 174 MW online The flurry of US news in this round-up include's NineDot Energy's funding for NYC community storage, e-STORAGE partnering with Sunraycer in ERCOT, FlexGen reaches commissioned project for Alliant Energy, and Ameresco finalizes tax credit transfers for its storage portfolio.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 11, 2026
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Zendure launches new SolarFlow storage systems for Europe: SolarFlow 2400 Pro, 2400 AC+ and 1600 AC+ Zendure has a new investor, new factory in China, and with a new product launch for the residential sector, is aiming to reclaim the crown of the top supplier for plug-in and balcony solar systems and storage.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 10, 2026
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Byhmgard pushes further into Finland with second major BESS deal announced Stockholm-based Byhmgard announced today that it signed a new deal to deliver four battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to projects in Finland for Finnish company Solarigo Systems Oy (Solarigo). It’s the second deal between the parties: the newly announced order value for 21 MWh of projects, with projected revenue for Byhmgard of just over $3.6 […]
Tristan Rayner
Feb 09, 2026
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Scatec JV reaches financial close on co-located BESS with hydro in Philippines The Philippines is set to see 80 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) added to its grid with connections via hydro power
Tristan Rayner
Feb 09, 2026
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Hithium says ‘world’s first’ open-door first test of its 6.25 MWH BESS was completed Hithium has released results from a large-scale fire safety test of its 6.25 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) it calls "∞Power". The so-called open-door test, supervised by UL Solutions, subjected the unit to maximum oxygen supply conditions to evaluate thermal runaway risks in high-capacity 1175 Ah cells.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 09, 2026
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Tesla and lithium-ion top new long-duration storage leaderboard, Energy Dome in the mix The snapshot of the long-duration industry suggest big changes to come as major decisions get made for technologies and vendors.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 30, 2026
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Data center survey reveals majority believe renewables and BESS are the ideal energy mix, power issues start in 2027 54% of respondents cited "energy availability and redundancy" as the single greatest obstacle to successful data center development between now and 2030.
Tristan Rayner
Jan 29, 2026

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