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Enphase on how distributed energy assets could boost data centers With data center loads looming and residential batteries evolving from providing backup to becoming grid assets, Krapels argues the industry must move from the old idea of "save with solar" to "get Enphase, get paid."

Jan 16, 2026

Markets

Investing in BESS in Europe: From market hurdles to C&I opportunities Energy services group Elevion, a subsidiary of Czech utility ČEZ, has several hundred million euros available for investment, with a significant share potentially earmarked for battery energy storage projects across Europe. Yet identifying the right opportunities remains anything but straightforward. ESS News spoke with Elevion CEO Jaroslav Macek to learn more.

Jan 13, 2026

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Home battery deployment soaring in Australia More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government’s revised $7.2 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Jan 07, 2026

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Germany sets energy storage capacity record in 2025 despite fewer new systems More than 2.2 million energy storage systems have now been installed in Germany, with around 526,000 new systems added in 2025 – around one quarter of the total fleet. Small-scale energy storage continues to dominate new additions, but the number of projects in the planning phase suggests large-scale storage could be set for significant growth.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jan 06, 2026

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The installer-customer mismatch on residential battery motivations While resilience remains a key driver for homeowners to adopt residential battery storage, it’s not as high on the priority list for most customers as many installers believe.

Dec 29, 2025

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NineDot Energy enrolls 300 MW of community energy storage in New York The New York Statewide Solar For All program aims to deliver $40 a month in bill savings via participating in distributed solar and energy storage programs across the state.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Dec 18, 2025

Projects & Applications

Texas BESS: GridStor inks tolling agreement for 350 MWh project, Sunrun teams up with NRG Energy for low-cost home storage GridStor, Sunrun, and NRG Energy are hoping their efforts in the Texas battery energy storage (BESS) market will provide flexibility for the strained Texas ERCOT grid by catering to energy demand.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Dec 17, 2025

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Octopus Energy and Tesla announce service integration in UK, Spain The partnership between the two energy tech giants will see Octopus install solar powered home battery Tesla Powerwall and Tesla customers utilize Octopus’ range of smart tariffs.

Jun 18, 2024

Field of PV and wind mills

Markets

Germany, UK, Ireland, Poland offer best renewables + BESS colocation potential Market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research has examined the potential for colocation of renewables with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across 12 European countries. It found that Germany, Great Britain, the Ireland I-SEM, and Poland are leading the pack.

Jun 14, 2024

Manufacturing

Volkswagen enters C&I energy storage business with Elli The Volkswagen Group has announced its entry into a new business segment with its charging and energy brand Elli. It will develop massive industrial battery energy storage systems, including initial 350 MW/700 MWh projects already in its pipeline.

Jun 10, 2024

Roofs with rooftop solar installations

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Australia’s virtual power plant pilot hits right notes for future markets A West Australian (WA) government virtual power plant technology pilot, Project Symphony, has successfully proven rooftop solar, batteries and major appliances can play an integral role in the state’s energy transition and create $920 million in value over the next decade.

Jun 07, 2024

Torus building

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US commercial real estate to host VPP-connected flywheels and batteries US-based technology provider Torus has agreed to supply nearly 26 MWh of energy storage for Gardner Group's commercial real estate portfolio. The project will integrate battery and flywheel energy storage systems (BESS, FESS) with Torus' proprietary energy management platform.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 05, 2024

Ausgrid Community Battery

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Community battery rollout picks up pace in Australia The deployment of community batteries rolls on in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) with network operators Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid both launching new energy storage systems on their networks.

Jun 03, 2024

Workers installing battery

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Network of 35 neighbourhood batteries taking shape in Australia Queensland government-owned energy company Energex is pushing ahead with the deployment of up to 35 pole- and ground-mounted community batteries in the city of Ipswich as it explores how to best store and reuse solar energy from the state’s approximately 1 million rooftop solar systems.

May 29, 2024

Sonnen battery

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California is now a batteries-based rooftop solar market About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.

May 24, 2024

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Spain’s storage deployments hit 495 MWh in 2023 According to new data from trade body UNEF, Spain reached 1.823 MWh of cumulative storage capacity at the end of December 2023.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 15, 2024

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