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Australia’s 2.2 GW Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro cost estimate rises again The principal contractor for Australia’s 2.2 GW Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro storage project has revised the expected cost to AUD 22.5 billion ($15.8 billion) to AUD 25 billion, with commissioning scheduled for 2029.

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Enertrag reaches financial close for 117 MWh French BESS project, chooses Huawei BESS French three-hour battery project reaches financial close with Natural Power support.

Oct 22, 2026

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Germany’s battery storage additions surge to 8.2 GWh in first nine months of 2026 Newly installed energy storage capacity in Germany so far in 2026 is up 91% year-on-year, driven by a surge in the utility-scale segment. The German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) is calling for 15 regulatory reform measures to accelerate further deployment.

Oct 22, 2026

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Brazil registers first pumped-storage project under new rules Brazil’s electricity regulator has registered a proposed closed-loop pumped-storage hydropower project in Santa Catarina, marking the first application of its new framework for energy storage systems.

Oct 22, 2026

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Engie starts building co-located solar-battery project in France Engie is installing a 29.8 MW solar park with 20 MWh of battery storage in north-central France. Commissioning is scheduled for December 2027.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Oct 22, 2026

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Ørsted completes construction of 600 MWh UK battery storage project at offshore windfarm UK battery project using 170 Tesla Megapacks progresses toward operations.

Oct 21, 2026

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New Zealand brings 200 MWh grid-scale battery online New Zealand’s first grid-scale battery is part of a planned 800 MWh storage development, with a second 200 MWh system approved for construction.

Oct 21, 2026

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Green Flexibility to develop 80 MWh battery for experimental German grid project Grid companies LEW Verteilnetz and Bayernwerk have launched a pilot project to feed renewable energy into the electricity network in a more grid-friendly manner. One of the energy storage sites to be used in the project will come from Green Flexibility.

Jun 10, 2025

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Larsen & Toubro wins 1.5 GW pumped hydro contract in India Larsen & Toubro has won a contract from JSW Energy to carry out civil works for the 1.5 GW Bhavali pumped storage project in India, as the nation scales up long-duration renewable energy storage. The project is part of JSW Energy’s push to add 6 GW of pumped hydro capacity by 2030.

Jun 10, 2025

Policy

Catalonian law incentivizes batteries, renewables; simplifies permitting The legislative decree introduces urgent regulatory measures for battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a capacity exceeding 500 kW and designates renewable energy sites, their grid connection lines, and energy storage facilities to be of overriding public interest.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jun 06, 2025

Policy

Innovative energy storage auction and renewables-friendly policy put Italy front and center London-based investor Bluefield says Italy's cautious, 'stop-start' approach to clean energy and energy storage procurement is less catastrophic than Spain's boom-bust experience and says it could bid for around 100 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the MACSE energy storage auction.

Sergio Matalucci

Jun 06, 2025

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Environmental approval for 750 MWh Chilean battery Chilean developer Orion Power says the site will feature 160 lithium-ion battery containers across 40 transformer stations.

Jun 06, 2025

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Eco Stor inaugurates 238 MWh German battery, may have saved customers €36/MWh during ’24 lull The Norwegian battery developer believes its 103.5 MW / 238 MWh project, in could have reduced the electricity price by €36 ($41)/MWh if it had been grid connected in mid December.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jun 06, 2025

Finance

Energy Vault, Jupiter Power expand partnership with 200 MWh battery project in ERCOT Energy Vault has continued to be active in the battery energy storage system (BESS) space, with more demand in Texas.

Jun 06, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

How organic flow batteries could erase the need for critical-mineral dependency Vanadium flow and lithium-ion batteries both require materials described as critical by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Jun 05, 2025

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German steelmaker Salzgitter tenders 150 MW solar, on-site battery Subsidiary Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) will sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the solar electricity and also wants a large-scale battery at its steelworks.

Jun 05, 2025

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