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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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Canada’s 1 GWh battery delivered ahead of schedule, below budget The Oneida project is the largest battery energy storage facility in operation in Canada.
Marija Maisch
May 16, 2025
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Why battery operators can’t afford to misjudge charge levels Owners that overestimate their battery state of charge could face financial penalties for being unable to meet contract requirements, according to a white paper from energy storage developer Powin and battery optimizer Tierra Climate.
Phoebe Skok
May 16, 2025
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Finance
Engie teams with CBRE Investment Management on 2.4 GW of US battery storage In what is described as one of the largest financing transactions in the battery energy storage sector to date, Engie North America has partnered with funds managed by CBRE Investment Management on a portfolio of assets in Texas and California.
Marija Maisch
May 16, 2025
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Italy’s Terna consults on what should guide grid-scale battery rollout The national grid company has asked whether priority should be given to the grid-strengthening services offered by batteries or whether the focus should be on how quickly they can deliver clean energy goals with a minimum of new renewables generation capacity.
Sergio Matalucci
May 16, 2025
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India’s Waaree to invest $200m into US batteries Waaree is betting on the US renewables market with fresh battery investment commitments on top of plans to double its solar module production capacity in Texas.
Uma Gupta
May 16, 2025
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Is Texas’ battery landscape really saturated?   Developers are adjusting strategies as energy arbitrage replaces ancillary services as the main revenue source in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). 
Phoebe Skok
May 15, 2025
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Batteries with grid-forming inverters crucial to keep 100%-renewables grids functioning Without the deployment of batteries featuring "grid-forming" inverters, on 100%-renewables electricity networks, the biggest threat to energy supply will not be a lack of sun or wind, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, but an absence of the "system inertia" which keeps voltage frequencies stable.
Sergio Matalucci
May 15, 2025
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Engie’s 400 MWh Belgian battery taking shape The French company was awarded the site under Belgium's Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM). It will be delivered by Italian developer NHOA Energy.
Max Hall
May 15, 2025
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Hidden devices found in Chinese-made inverters in the US, reports Reuters US officials are reassessing the risks posed by Chinese-made devices in renewable energy infrastructure, according to news agency. Reuters cites two unnamed sources who would only provide a few details.
Matthew Lynas
May 15, 2025
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