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Revera Energy breaks ground on first asset in 2 GWh Scottish BESS portfolio Carlyle-backed developer Revera’s 200 MW/400 MWh Windyhill battery is the first of three energy storage projects to enter construction. It is targeting commercial operations by early 2028.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Aug 07, 2026
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Hydrostor signs offtake agreement for CAES project in southern California Willow Rock Energy Storage Center secures 60 MW offtake agreement with Clean Energy Alliance. The site is Hydrostor’s first utility-scale project in the United States.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 07, 2026
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Saudi company to build 1,077 MWh of BESS with solar in Syria The Syrian Electricity Company (SEC) has signed three agreements with Saudi’s Al-Harfi Construction company to develop 760 MW of solar and 1,077 MWh of battery energy storage (BESS) capacity.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Aug 07, 2026
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Finance
Fluence reports 164 GWh pipeline including major hyperscaler order Increased demand from utilities, developers and data centers has led to a record order backlog for the energy storage manufacturer. Quarterly revenue increases despite production delays at new contract manufacturing sites.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 07, 2026
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Eolian starts building 1 GWh battery project for PJM data centers in Ohio Two big battery energy storage (BESS) projects are underway in Ohio, with one 430 MWh system connected to a microgrid and Eolian's 1.06 GWh Flint Grid BESS set to be the largest in Ohio. Meanwhile, West Chicago has included BESS in its temporary moratorium on new data centers in the region.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Aug 07, 2026
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CIP reaches financial close on co-located solar project with 750 MWh battery in Mexico Construction underway at grid-scale project with commissioning expected in 2028. The solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Mexico represents a first for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners‘ Growth Markets Fund II.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 07, 2026
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Ola Electric, Axis Energy plan to deploy up to 20 GWh of battery storage by 2032 Indian EV maker secures deployment memorandum as it prepares to launch a new battery energy storage system (BESS) platform.
Uma Gupta
Aug 06, 2026

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China switches on 1 GW of PV on salt-alkali tidal flats, paired with 400 MWh of energy storage Huadian Group and PowerChina have activated a 1 GW solar project on salt-alkali tidal flats in China’s Shandong province, paired with 200 MW/400 MWh of storage. The facility features PV modules installed above brine pools.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 24, 2025
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India’s NHPC awards 1.2 GW of solar-plus-storage at $0.036/kWh India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has allocated 1.2 GW of solar and 600 MW/1.2 GWh of energy storage projects at an average tariff of INR 3.09 ($0.036)/kWh.
Uma Gupta
Jan 24, 2025
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FlexGen secures $75m credit facility, partners with zinc battery maker Eos North Carolina-based FlexGen, which is joining forces with aqueous zinc battery maker Eos Energy Enterprises, secured the credit line from four banks, led by JP Morgan.
Max Hall
Jan 23, 2025
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Polish utility selects LG Energy Solution to build 900 MWh battery The Polish unit of the Korean battery maker won the project tender offering the price of PLN 1.555 billion ($384 million).
Marija Maisch
Jan 23, 2025
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Markets
China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 23, 2025
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AMEA Power selects partners for 300 MWh BESS project in Egypt The project will pioneer the use of a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Egypt.
Marija Maisch
Jan 23, 2025
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MACSE auction: A game changer for Italy’s energy storage sector With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported by the Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) and found that in certain cases expected returns exceed 9%, providing a high level of revenue security. However, as Aurora’s Maddalena Cerreto tells ESS News, there are also zones where the expected profitability of merchant investments outcomes the MACSE ones.
Marija Maisch
Jan 22, 2025
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X-Elio plans Australian 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-and-battery project The Canadian-owned Spanish developer has lodged an application with the Australian federal government seeking approval to build a 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Queensland’s North Burnett region.
David Carroll
Jan 22, 2025
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Sungrow plans 923 MWh battery, transmission project in Chile The project involves a 120 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 220 kV high voltage line with a length of 230 meters, located in the commune of Melipilla, Metropolitan Region of Santiago.
Marija Maisch
Jan 22, 2025
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