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Palisade inks deal to buy 100% tolled Australian big battery project One of the biggest batteries under construction in South Australia is set to change hands with Australian asset manager Palisade Investment Partners striking a deal to buy the 240 MW / 960 MWh Summerfield project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Apr 14, 2026

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Deye shows first signs of significant profits for Chinese energy storage makers Deye projected a 70% rise in profits for first-quarter profits, as Chinese storage makers look set to benefit from the Iran conflict.

Apr 13, 2026

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Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.

Apr 13, 2026

Finance

Envision inks $500 million finance deal following AI announcement Chinese energy company announced major funding package one week on from launch of 12.5 MWh AI battery energy storage system (BESS). Backed by more than $1 billion of finance deals in 2026 , Envision Energy is eyeing global expansion.

Apr 13, 2026

Finance

CATL invests $600 million in Chinese data center power business Battery manufacturer increases investment in Zhongheng Electric shareholder, a data center power system provider in China. The deal sees CATL increase exposure to high-voltage direct current (HVDC) infrastructure as AI sector pursues DC architecture for data centers.

Apr 10, 2026

Finance

Energy Vault enters Japanese market with 850 MW storage portfolio acquisition Energy Vault has entered the Japanese energy market through a binding agreement to acquire an 850 MW pipeline of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, targeting an increasingly congested and solar curtailed grid.

Apr 10, 2026

Finance

Blackstone and Sunotec enter €250 million partnership across energy storage, grid upgrades Investment firm Blackstone has announced plans for a partnership with solar and storage project developer Sunotec, via a €250 million ($292.4 million) structured equity investment. The investment will support Sunotec’s project plans in Europe, as well as the company’s expansion into new areas including building grid infrastructure.

Apr 09, 2026

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German town of Beckum launches utility-scale battery storage with community investment option Up to 500 residents in the German city of Beckum can invest between €500 ($568) and €25,000 into a planned 20 MW/55 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Apr 14, 2025

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LCP Delta: Italy will add 9 GW of front-of-the-meter batteries by 2030 The London-based consultancy predicts longer duration, six- to eight-hour assets will be more important in the South of Italy while medium-duration, two- to four-hour assets will dominate in the North.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 11, 2025

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Australian state backs 20 GWh pumped hydro project The Government of Queensland is set to invest AUD 50 million ($30.1 million) into a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project with a capacity of up to 20 GWh, as it works to develop a five-year Energy Roadmap due for publication this year.

Apr 09, 2025

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Greek utility PPC plans 860 MW energy storage in mining region Pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects feature prominently in plans by the Public Power Corporation (PPC) for Western Macedonia, which also include solar, a 'hyperscale' data center, gas, and green hydrogen.

Apr 09, 2025

Policy

Slashed French net metering rates boost residential battery storage demand The 2025 edition of France's BePositive trade show coincided with the publication of new rates to be paid for excess solar power injected into the grid from small systems.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Apr 08, 2025

Industry

Australian PM vows $1.4bn home battery subsidy if re-elected The proposed Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) would offer installation discounts of up to 30% – around AUD 4,000 ($2,400) – and would take effect from July 1.

Apr 07, 2025

Finance

Near $1bn funding for three US energy storage projects More than 1.1 GWh of energy storage, the majority of it developed alongside solar projects, is due to come online by the end of next year after three more big US funding announcements.

Apr 04, 2025

Finance

Indian government: No funds for BESS in FY25 as projects fail to secure financial close Under the viability gap funding scheme (VGF), the central government pays for up to 30% of the capital cost of battery energy storage projects to help make them financially viable. The funds are disbursed in five tranches, including the first 10% upon a project's financial close.

Apr 04, 2025

Flow batteries

UK grant for English vanadium flow battery project Invinity, the part UK government-owned vanadium flow battery (VFB) company, has secured a $9 million grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for a site in the South East of England.

Apr 04, 2025

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