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Greece’s lack of battery storage policy hurting small and medium-sized PV asset owners PV asset owners see overproduction and curtailment, while battery storage owners can't get connected to the grid as the system operator claims technology novelty.

1 hour ago

Industry

Firm solar and storage costs fall to $74/MWh, says IRENA A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency finds that round‑the‑clock solar and wind paired with battery storage deliver power at lower cost than new fossil fuel generation in high‑quality resource regions.

Brian Publicover

2 hours ago

Projects & Applications

Moldova’s largest BESS, built by Huawei, now inaugurated and commissioned The new facility was backed by private investors as Moldova expands its clean energy ambitions.

24 hours ago

Grid-scale

Green Flexibility commissions 83.4 MWh BESS in Bavaria, Germany The two-hour battery storage system in Balzhausen is one of the largest in the region Green Flexibility plans to implement at least five more storage projects this year.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 06, 2026

Grid-scale

Masdar deal commits Abu Dhabi energy company to 8 GW of battery storage Collaboration agreement with Emirates Water Electricity Company (EWEC) includes major energy storage commitment to complement planned 30 GW solar deployment. Deal sets out roadmap for accelerated deployment, according to Masdar.

May 05, 2026

Grid-scale

R.Power and Axpo agree on 1.2 GWh BESS optimization contract in Poland The companies are again working together, this time on a new 300 MW / 1,200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

May 05, 2026

Grid-scale

Cuba adds a 1 MW BESS to its grid The General Ángel del Castillo Agramonte plant incorporates a 1 MW battery system and is part of a 120 MW donation from China that includes projects with energy storage.

May 05, 2026

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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria

Grid-scale

Austria’s Renalfa plans 1 GWh of battery storage at Romanian site The clean energy company acquired a 258 MWac solar park in Teleorman county in December 2024 and has said it wants to add battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Jan 06, 2025

Grid-scale

Cubico plans two 200 MW batteries next to Australian wind farms Federal government environmental protection applications indicate the battery energy storage systems (BESS) would back planned wind farms near the towns of Wandoan and Tara.

Jan 06, 2025

Grid-scale

Dubai’s Amea Power awarded two 300 MWh battery projects in South Africa The Gainfar and Boitekong battery energy storage systems (BESS), in North West Province, will bolster national utility Eskom's grid.

Jan 06, 2025

Second-life batteries

Port of Alicante to rent batteries made from used EV devices The port will install three 7 MW systems, each comprised of hundreds of 14 kW modules assembled by startup GDV.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jan 06, 2025

Grid-scale

Pumped hydro to help decarbonize Indian steelmaker’s operations A Greenko a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) site will even out electricity supply from 975 MW of solar and wind power generation capacity as ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India aims to green its production.

Jan 06, 2025

Projects & Applications

Puerto Rico receives US DOE loans to boost battery storage to 1 GWh The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide more than half a billion dollars in loans to add nearly 1 GWh Convergent to build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience.

Jan 03, 2025

Manufacturing

Tesla smashes its own records with big increase in energy storage deployments in 2024 Tesla's energy storage deployments broke its own year-on-year records in 2024, for another consecutive year.

Jan 03, 2025

Projects & Applications

Canadian Solar to supply two Texan battery projects The solar and energy storage manufacturer will provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the Gaia and Midpoint projects as well as up to 2 GWp of solar panels.

Jan 02, 2025

Technologies

World’s largest compressed air energy storage project breaks ground in China Once completed, the Jintan project will hold the title of the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, integrating groundbreaking advancements in both power output and efficiency.

Dec 20, 2024

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