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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.

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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.

7 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.

May 04, 2026

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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Manufacturing

EU expects battery pack price of less than $100/kWh by 2026/27 The prediction was included in the "Battery technology in the European Union: 2024 status report on technological development, trends, value chains and markets" report, by the EU Clean Energy Technology Observatory (CETO).

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Nov 26, 2024

Grid-scale

Tolling agreement for 600 MWh New Mexico project, financial close for 400 MWh California battery Two standalone grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the US have reached important milestones this week.

Nov 26, 2024

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New South Wales provides green light for second 2 GWh battery in two days The clean energy transition in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is ramping up with the state government providing planning approval for a second 2 GWh battery energy storage system in as many days.

Nov 26, 2024

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Spain’s MITECO has around 1 GW of battery storage projects under environmental assessment The latest figures from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) show 430 MW of further sites have completed the process.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Nov 25, 2024

Grid-scale

Germany’s RWE and coal company Peabody plan 5.5 GW of US solar and batteries The partners want projects on reclaimed mining areas in Indiana and Illinois. German utility RWE is acquiring a majority stake in Peabody project developer R3 Renewables.

Nov 25, 2024

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India’s Avaada plans 1.2 GW pumped hydro storage project in Rajasthan Avaada Group will develop the energy storage site, in Sirohi district, with a total investment of around INR 58 billion ($687 million) over the next five to seven years.

Nov 25, 2024

Grid-scale

Approval for 2 GWh battery in Australia AGL has secured state planning approval to build a 500 MW battery with four hours of dispatchable capacity near Newcastle on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast.

Nov 25, 2024

Second-life batteries

World’s largest second-life battery storage project joins Texas grid In what appears to be the world's largest project of the kind, Element Energy's 53 MWh storage project – consisting of repurposed EV batteries – is now operating in West Central Texas. The startup is now looking to deploy its 2 GWh second-life battery inventory on the back of a new partnership with LG Energy Solutions Vertech.

Nov 22, 2024

Projects & Applications

German energy storage association says grid connection levy should recognize battery benefits Regulator the Federal Network Agency has issued a position paper refusing to consider a court ruling which stated energy storage sites should not be treated like electricity consumers, for grid purposes.

Sandra Enkhardt

Nov 22, 2024

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