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Georgia Power breaks ground on 1 GWh BESS near existing solar site Construction has begun on a 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Georgia. Burns & McDonnell has been contracted to build the battery which is scheduled for completion in 2027.

Blathnaid O’Dea

6 hours ago

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Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 01, 2026

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President Aliyev switches on landmark Azerbaijan BESS project Head of state attends commissioning of key project in wider 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment program. The utility-scale BESS is expected to support a ramping up of renewables deployment in Azerbaijan.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 31, 2026

Industry

BBDF 2026 opening session: optimism, caution, and grid fees From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026, the first session focused on how the appetites of investors and stakeholders for battery projects is changing.

Mar 31, 2026

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Construction underway at one of Poland’s largest battery storage projects Groundbreaking for utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site follows success in capacity market auction, with multi-year revenue secured. R.Power developed project is expected to come online by end of 2026.

Mar 31, 2026

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German municipality pioneers land pooling model for utility-scale BESS Much like grid connections, suitable areas for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be hard to come by. In Laichingen, Germany, local government and private landowners take a pooling approach from the wind sector to support battery storage deployment.

Sandra Enkhardt

Mar 31, 2026

Projects & Applications

US startup begins manufacturing grid-scale flywheel ESS SOSV-backed Qnetic is aiming to raise $20 million in 2026. Over the next two years it will work with the National Lab of the Rockies and other partners on field testing and validating its technology across multiple use cases.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 30, 2026

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Flow batteries

New milestone for Australia’s 100 MW vanadium flow battery Project Lumina Vanadium producer Australian Vanadium’s subsidiary VSUN Energy’s vanadium flow battery Project Lumina has progressed with the appointment of service providers GenusPlus Group, Sedgman, and Austrian company CellCube.

Dec 10, 2024

Projects & Applications

Huawei bags 4.5 GWh battery storage deal for Philippines Terra Solar project With the latest deal, the Philippines has procured cumulative 6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) within days.

Dec 10, 2024

Tenders

India’s 2 GW solar-plus-4 GWh storage tender attracts price of $0.04/kWh Developers had to commit to 500 kW/2 MWh of energy storage for each megawatt of solar generation capacity they secured. The storage capacity could be contracted out to third parties, however.

Dec 10, 2024

Flow batteries

World’s largest vanadium redox flow project completed Dalian-headquartered Rongke Power has completed the construction of the 175 MW/700 MWh vanadium flow battery project in China, growing its global fleet of utility-scale projects to more than 2 GWh.

Dec 09, 2024

Grid-scale

Green light for largest solar + storage project in U.S., featuring 7.2 GWh battery Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.

Dec 09, 2024

Grid-scale

Major supercapacitor hybrid energy storage project comes online in China The project adopts supercapacitor hybrid energy storage assisted frequency regulation technology, consisting of 60 sets of 3.35 MW/6.7 MWh battery energy storage systems and 1 set of 3 MW/6-minute supercapacitor energy storage system.

Dec 06, 2024

Finance

EQT acquires German battery developer ju:niz Energy German battery energy storage system (BESS) developer ju:niz Energy has been acquired by EQT, with the Swedish investor announcing the move as part of a new strategy to back energy transition-related infrastructure and businesses.

Dec 06, 2024

Grid-scale

US added 3.5 GW of energy storage in record quarter for renewables Trade body the American Clean Power Association (ACP) reports the country has a 39.2 GW storage development pipeline.

Dec 06, 2024

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US battery developer Granite Source Power announces 1.25 GW sales Granite Source Power said sales have lifted off since it entered a partnership with fellow New Hampshire entity New Energy Capital (NEC) and it now has a near-5 GW battery development pipeline across the United States.

Dec 06, 2024

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