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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).

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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.

3 hours ago

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CATL expands into Australia with deal with Zinfra for battery storage projects The collaboration is the start of CATL's widening ambitions in the energy storage space as becomes more forward integrated and expands its offerings using local partners.

23 hours ago

Markets

USA: Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market The May 1 go-live of the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) marks the first time Western utilities can coordinate large-scale solar and storage resources 24 hours in advance, a move projected to significantly slash curtailment and boost regional reliability.

May 04, 2026

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California sets precedent by overriding local blockade to advance 1.2 GWh Soda Mountain BESS California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.

Apr 30, 2026

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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Apr 30, 2026

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US grid operator PJM reopens interconnection process: 67 GW+ of storage in the queue Grid operator PJM has reopened its standard interconnection process to new generation projects, after closing the standard process to new applicants in 2022 to completely clear its backlog.

William Driscoll

Apr 30, 2026

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Revenue streams

Australia’s batteries surf revenue wave on back of volatile power prices Investments in battery storage within Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) are increasingly profitable due to higher power price volatility and changing market dynamics, according to the latest report by Wood Mackenzie. Going forward, four-hour storage systems are projected to have fastest return on investment.

Dec 12, 2024

Policy

Brazilian regulator Aneel opens new consultation on energy storage rules Brazilian electricity regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) has suggested energy storage sites not pay charges for both charging and discharging into the grid and that such facilities should benefit from revenue stacking.

Dec 11, 2024

Tenders

Australia’s CIS Tender 1 catalyzes 3.6 GWh of colocated storage Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has selected 19 projects which will provide 6.38 GW of clean energy generation capacity. Among them, eight hybrid projects will also bring 3.6 GWh of energy storage capacity.

Dec 11, 2024

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

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