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Vattenfall plans 700 MWh battery system at former German nuclear site The local council has approved the zoning plan for a 254 MW, 700 MWh storage project. Vattenfall expects the system to be online by 2028, pending a final investment decision.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 05, 2025

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CATL’s 587 Ah battery cells for energy storage systems enter large-scale commercialization Chinese media has reported that CATL’s 587 Ah high-capacity energy storage cells have completed 2 GWh of shipments since the product’s launch, and shipments are projected to reach 3 GWh this year.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Dec 05, 2025

Projects & Applications

800 MWh battery project reaches financial close for BrightNight and Cordelio Power in Washington, US The 200 MW battery energy storage system will supply the Pacific Northwest from the Seattle-Tacoma region.

Dec 04, 2025

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Recurrent Energy confirms 1 GWh BESS will be co-located with oversized UK solar plant Planning consent for Tillbridge Solar Project was granted by the UK government in October 2025. The site was approved with a 500 MW grid connection, suggesting the 1 GWh BESS will support PV capacity overbuild to spread generation throughout the day.

Dec 04, 2025

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6 GWh CATL battery in Australia: Stanwell locks in massive gas-plus-storage hybrid plant with Quinbrook Two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed within a month of each other are set to see a massive CATL battery delivered to the Queensland state of Australia for Quinbrook and Stanwell.

Dec 03, 2025

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TagEnergy locks in 15-year toll deal for Golden Plains battery in Australia Renewables developer TagEnergy has locked in the first long-term offtake deal for the 150 MW / 600 MWh Golden Plains battery project being built in Victoria.

Dec 03, 2025

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Chile’s Pradera Larga hybrid project featuring 450 MWh battery secures environmental approval Italian developer's most ambitious project outside Europe will be a 84 MWp (peak) solar plant coupled with a 90 MW / 5-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile’s Valparaíso region.

Dec 02, 2025

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Germany, UK, Ireland, Poland offer best renewables + BESS colocation potential Market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research has examined the potential for colocation of renewables with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across 12 European countries. It found that Germany, Great Britain, the Ireland I-SEM, and Poland are leading the pack.

Jun 14, 2024

People with signed documents for pumped hydro projects

Projects & Applications

Bulgaria backed by EIB for 1.6 GW of pumped storage The European Investment Bank (EIB) will conduct economic and technological feasibility studies on two Bulgarian pumped storage hydropower plants due to be operational by 2032. The projects will each add generation capacity of around 800 MW and will both come with a price tag of around €900 ($964) million.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 14, 2024

Highview Power scheme of the liquid air energy storage project

Projects & Applications

Highview Power to build 300 MWh liquid air storage plant in UK Construction to begin imminently at commercial-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant in the United Kingdom. Major investors include Centrica, which joins as a strategic partner.

Jun 13, 2024

Rendering of planned battery energy storage system

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SPIC’s Pacific Blue starts build of 60 MW battery at Australian wind farm Pacific Blue Australia has turned the sods on its $66 million, 60 MW / 130 MWh battery storage project at Clements Gap in South Australia. The company’s first storage system is scheduled to commence operation in 2026.

Jun 13, 2024

Borrego Solar installation

Finance

Bitech Technologies sells 2.4 GW of solar to focus on BESS Bitech has completed the sale of 2.425 GW of its greenfield solar projects to "a third party purchaser". The company plans to turn its focus to its battery storage business, which it believes, could ensure better investment returns.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 13, 2024

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Australian developer opts for longer battery duration to boost project economics Renewables developer Frontier Energy has boosted the storage duration of its 80 MW Waroona Renewable battery by 12% to 4.5 hours

Jun 12, 2024

Start of construction works at Netzbooster construction site in Kupferzell

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250 MW grid booster battery breaks ground in Germany TransnetBW, the transmission system operator in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, has celebrated the official opening of the Netzbooster construction site in Kupferzell. The 250 MW battery-based energy storage system, supplied by Fluence, will help increse the utilisation of the electricity grid, reducing the need for network reinforcement and expansion.

Jun 11, 2024

The Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station, China.

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1.4 GW Xiamen pumped storage project connected to the grid The No. 4 unit of the State Grid Fujian Xiamen Pumped Storage Power Station has successfully passed project acceptance, marking the full commissioning of the power station. The project was designed by the East China Survey and Design Institute and built by the China Hydropower No. 14 Engineering Corporation.

Jun 11, 2024

Entergy's Chicot Solar Energy Center, Chicot County, Arkansas.

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Entergy, NextEra Energy Resources join forces on 4.5 GW of solar and storage In the U.S., energy utility company Entergy and the energy provider Nextera Energy Resources have announced a joint development agreement, which the two companies say will accelerate the development of up to 4.5 GW of new solar generation and energy storage projects.

Jun 11, 2024

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