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Nozomi Energy reaches financial close and starts build on 196 MWh BESS in Japan 50 MW Nozu BESS reaches financial close with Aozora Bank backing.
Tristan Rayner
5 hours ago
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NGEN commissions 170 MWh battery storage system in Austria Austrian energy storage company NGEN has brought an 85 MW/170 MWh battery system online in Austria, adding two-hour flexibility to the grid near the German border.
Sandra Enkhardt
6 hours ago
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Korkia expands into offering ‘powered land’ for data centers in Chile The Finnish company plans to combine access to land and grid connection capacity with new renewable generation, battery storage, and grid infrastructure. Korkia claims it is already moving forward with these types of projects in Chile, although it has not provided details on their locations, capacity, or investment.
Luis Ini
23 hours ago
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UGL bags EPC job on APA’s Sybella solar and 104 MWh battery project in Australia The town of Mount Isa, a remote location in Australia, gets a second renewable installation from APA Group.
Tristan Rayner
Sep 14, 2026
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Zhero and Tesla Energy sign agreement for 3 GWh of BESS in Italy Tesla Energy will supply Megapack batteries for the projects, and Zhero is currently developing utility-scale storage projects totaling over 1.5 GW, the companies told pv magazine Italia.
Sergio Matalucci
Sep 10, 2026
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How competitive is BESS for data centers, really? Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage systems (BESS) are winning, four where it is competing and two areas where it’s losing out to other technologies in the data center market.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Sep 10, 2026
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Why Fidra Energy is building the UK’s biggest BESS project One year on from reaching financial close on the 2.9 GWh Thorpe Marsh BESS, CEO Chris Elder tells ESS News why the developer has opted to build 1 GW+ battery energy storage projects, how Fidra Energy has secured National Wealth Fund backing, and where the company’s European expansion plans may take it first.
Matthew Lynas
Sep 10, 2026

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South Africa’s BESIPPPP Window 3 ends with two big winners South Africa greenlit 616 MW in new battery storage projects as part of its energy storage scheme, a $530 million investment boosting national grid capacity and championing local industry wins.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 02, 2025
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Sembcorp, HG Infra secure 900 MWh of tendered Indian battery capacity Sembcorp has been awarded a 150 MW solar project and 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in a solar-plus-storage tender held by utility Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN), and H.G. Infra Engineering has secured a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS from a tender held by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
Uma Gupta
Jun 02, 2025
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Rolls-Royce to deliver 144.4 MWh battery system to Battery Park Zeewolde The 35.1 MW / 144.4 MWh system marks the second delivery to the location situated near a wind farm.
Tristan Rayner
Jun 02, 2025
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Policy
EU plans 2025 energy storage package The executive body of the European Union revealed the plan as it published a 'state of the nation' report into member state progress on ramping up clean energy by 2030.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 02, 2025
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Call for applicants to Spain’s €700m large-scale energy storage program Standalone and renewables-plus-storage battery projects can apply for up to 85% co-financing, along with pumped hydro and thermal energy storage sites.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 02, 2025
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Australia added 5 GWh of big batteries in Q1 Federal body the Clean Energy Council (CEC) reports the nation had more than 8.7 GW/23.3 GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) under construction at the end of last year.
Ev Foley
Jun 02, 2025
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Colbún shelves $500M Encanto solar-plus-storage 1,040 MWh project in Chile, cites viability concerns Chilean utility Colbun has scrapped El Encanto solar-plus-storage project, citing viability concerns amid local opposition.
Tristan Rayner
May 28, 2025
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RWE enters into tolling agreement 50MW/100MWh of BESS capacity in Germany with Terralayr The agreement – a "Multi-Asset Capacity Toll" – relates to several battery storage systems with a total capacity of 50 MW, which are located in the control area of 50 Hertz. RWE will pay Terralayr a fixed remuneration for five years from 2026 for the marketing of the storage systems.
Sandra Enkhardt
May 28, 2025
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Californian batteries set new output record Amid industry turmoil, California has been setting new benchmarks for the volume of instantaneous electricity injected into the grid by the state's battery and solar sites.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
May 28, 2025
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