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AES scraps 320 MW California battery project amid fierce local opposition The developer officially withdrew its application for the Seguro storage facility in San Diego County following a three-year standoff with residents over fire safety and siting concerns.

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The community warning signs that can make or break a battery project Early signals from misinformation to tense public meetings are helping developers identify community opposition before permitting begins.

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ERCOT proposes $1,500/MW incentive for legacy Texas storage to adopt grid stability support Older storage and renewables might be incentivized to add grid stability services in Texas if current plans continue with a $25 million program.

Apr 08, 2026

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Brazil greenlights co-located solar and storage for the first time The authorization opens a new frontier in Brazil for co-location and regulation of batteries.

Apr 08, 2026

Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria

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Utility-scale sodium-ion arrives in Romania: Renalfa plans 3.6 GWh dual-chemistry BESS A major Romanian hybrid cluster is advancing after the acquisition of significant PV and BESS assets in the country. New investment will then mix lithium-ion and sodium-ion storage

Apr 08, 2026

Projects & Applications

Spark secures approval in Australia for massive solar and 1.5 GWh storage project Spark Renewables has secured final planning approval for a solar and storage project that will add 800 MW of PV and 356 MW / 1,574 MW of energy storage capacity to the grid.

Apr 07, 2026

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Neoen to build France’s biggest BESS at 496 MWh, enters Japanese market Coinciding with the French president’s visit to Japan, French renewable giant Neoen announced two landmark battery energy storage (BESS) projects, including its first battery in Japan and the biggest battery in France, which it will build in collaboration with Japan’s Nidec.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 07, 2026

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High-level discussions on solar and energy storage across Europe. Experts explore how to plan and execute bankable BESS projects, what quality and warranty factors matter, and how energy management systems optimize residential and C&I applications, including heat pumps, EV charging, and new market opportunities.

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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Energy Storage Systems

Tenders

India’s GUVNL allocates 1 GWh of battery storage at $2,670/MWh/month HG Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy, Kintech Synergy, and Advait Infratech were successful in a standalone battery energy storage tender held by utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).

Dec 02, 2024

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NatPower consults on 1 GW UK BESS project NatPower is seeking views from the public on a proposed 1 GW battery energy storages system (BESS) in England. The project developer has set the goal of establishing 60 GWh of UK BESS capacity by 2040 across multiple large-scale projects.

Nov 29, 2024

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Philippines geothermal site to add battery storage A battery energy storage system (BESS) will be added to the Makiling-Banahaw (Mak-Ban) geothermal plant, in Laguna, by Chinese state-owned Shandong Electric Engineering Consulting Institute Corp. Ltd.

Nov 29, 2024

Auctions

TBEA expects 3 GWh demand for storage projects in Brazil’s 2025 capacity auction The Chinese electrical equipment company estimates battery market potential of 5 GWh through 2027, worth BRL $7.5 billion ($1.26 billion). TBEA sales manager Daniel Lyrio tells pv magazine which variables can make projects competitive.

Nov 29, 2024

Projects & Applications

Centrica buys Belgian grid-scale battery first commissioned in 2018 Centrica snapped up the 18 MW Terhills battery park from LRM. It has been providing optimization services to the park since it was commissioned.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Nov 28, 2024

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Europe’s largest battery project secures planning consent in Scotland – updated Scottish government grants development consent to 900 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) near the village of Alyth, Perth and Kinross. The UK BESS project is on course to be Europe’s largest battery storage development to date.

Nov 28, 2024

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Synergy completes 800 MWh Kwinana battery in Western Australia Western Australia’s state-owned gentailer Synergy has completed the installation of Kwinana battery Stage 2, and together with Stage 1 will power 450,000 Perth households for up to four hours.

Nov 28, 2024

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UK’s Enso Energy hails successful appeal for solar-plus-storage project A decision by a representative of the United Kingdom's previous government, to block plans for a 49.9 MW solar farm plus battery energy storage, appears to have been reversed by the Labour administration.

Nov 27, 2024

Distributed

Italy adds 1.74 GW during Jan-Oct, reaches record 12 GWh of energy storage From January to the end of October 2024, Italy added 1.74 GW of storage system projects.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Nov 27, 2024

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