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Matrix secures financing for 500 MW Scotland project; Tavion raises funds, secures 1.7 GW Poland pipeline Fresh financing is flowing towards battery storage developers in Europe with ambitious deployment plans.

Apr 30, 2026

Finance

CATL raises $5 billion in share sale, Sungrow files for Hong Kong IPO for the second time CATL has completed a roughly $5 billion share sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chinese inverter and battery manufacturing giant Sungrow is making a second attempt at an IPO after its initial listing bid, launched in October 2025, lapsed.

Apr 28, 2026

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Finance

US medium duration storage endures woes, while Form’s long duration grows, and lithium overflows U.S. medium and long duration manufacturers EOS and ESS are showing stress, while Form Energy is outpacing projections and now must scale – all while being stalked by lithium’s ever widening use profile.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Apr 28, 2026

Finance

Grenergy signs 12 year tolling deal for Spanish hybrid project with 680 MWh BESS The new tolling agreement is likely the most significant for co-located battery storage in Europe in terms of both project size and contract duration.

Apr 27, 2026

Policy

Europe: AccelerateEU supports a 200 GW storage target, but omits financing mechanism The European Commission’s AccelerateEU energy crisis plan endorses a 200 GW battery storage target for 2030 but proposes no dedicated financing mechanism to reach it, according to SolarPower Europe (SPE), which is calling for a separate EU-wide auction funded by emissions trading revenues.

Brian Publicover

Apr 27, 2026

Finance

Elon Musk says Tesla’s energy storage business “very strong”, actual forecast for 2026 is weak New information out of Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings call overnight shows the energy storage business growth may have stalled.

Apr 23, 2026

Finance

Financing deals: $1.3 billion for Reden expansion, Brookfield-backed Evren raises $600m for 1 GW hybrid project Large infrastructure funds have secured bank financing to support large-scale solar and energy storage projects across the globe.

Apr 22, 2026

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Finance

Enervis Battery Storage Index: Slight recovery in January, but still weak winter levels Independent assessment of historical and future achievable revenues for large-scale battery storage systems

Mirko Schlossarczyk, Jonas Anthonioz

Feb 27, 2026

Finance

Statkraft inks its largest BESS PPA deal in the Nordics Power purchase agreement (PPA) with OX2 covers 235 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity across two projects in Finland. Both energy storage assets will be located alongside wind projects.

Feb 26, 2026

Finance

Grenergy BESS pipeline swells to 72 GWh, turns on investment taps Developer built 7 GWh of energy storage and 1 GW solar capacity in 2025, fiscal year results reveal. Tolling agreements and PPA activity support build out of solar and storage plants in Latin America and Europe.

Feb 25, 2026

Finance

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.

Feb 25, 2026

Projects & Applications

Trina Storage, Gore Street Capital to deliver 12 GWh of new BESS projects in Europe Trina Storage and Gore Street Capital are forming a new Europe-focused battery energy storage (BESS) fund. Gore Street expects the overall size of the fund and co-investment to rise to €1 billion by end of 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Feb 24, 2026

Finance

South Korea to invest $223 million in next-generation distributed grid, including ESS The South Korean government has announced plans to invest KRW 321 billion ($222.6 million) in 2026 to upgrade regional distribution networks, deploy 85 energy storage systems, and expand solar integration while piloting microgrids and market reforms.

Brian Publicover

Feb 24, 2026

Finance

Lightsource bp in Australia finds a buyer for large solar and storage portfolio, pivots to hybrid generation The price wasn't published, but Lightsource bp failed to sell a similar solar portfolio in 2025 for an AUD $800 million-plus figure.

Feb 24, 2026

Industry

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.

Feb 23, 2026

Finance

Drax signs second BESS tolling deal in three weeks: Now Zenobe, and notably different terms The 800 MWh Scotland project comes with a 15-year fixed fee and no inflation protection. Compare that to the Fidra deal signed in January.

Feb 19, 2026

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