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Georgia Power breaks ground on 1 GWh BESS near existing solar site Construction has begun on a 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Georgia. Burns & McDonnell has been contracted to build the battery which is scheduled for completion in 2027.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 02, 2026

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Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 01, 2026

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President Aliyev switches on landmark Azerbaijan BESS project Head of state attends commissioning of key project in wider 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment program. The utility-scale BESS is expected to support a ramping up of renewables deployment in Azerbaijan.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 31, 2026

Industry

BBDF 2026 opening session: optimism, caution, and grid fees From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026, the first session focused on how the appetites of investors and stakeholders for battery projects is changing.

Mar 31, 2026

Grid-scale

Construction underway at one of Poland’s largest battery storage projects Groundbreaking for utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site follows success in capacity market auction, with multi-year revenue secured. R.Power developed project is expected to come online by end of 2026.

Mar 31, 2026

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German municipality pioneers land pooling model for utility-scale BESS Much like grid connections, suitable areas for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be hard to come by. In Laichingen, Germany, local government and private landowners take a pooling approach from the wind sector to support battery storage deployment.

Sandra Enkhardt

Mar 31, 2026

Projects & Applications

US startup begins manufacturing grid-scale flywheel ESS SOSV-backed Qnetic is aiming to raise $20 million in 2026. Over the next two years it will work with the National Lab of the Rockies and other partners on field testing and validating its technology across multiple use cases.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 30, 2026

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Fire risk and safety

Legal win for 150 MW UK BESS as safety objections ruled unreasonable Local authority ruling quashed as planning inspector orders Swale Borough Council to pay developer’s legal costs, paving the way for one of the largest solar and storage projects in the United Kingdom.

Jul 11, 2024

Finance

Grenergy secures financing for two phases of world’s biggest battery project Madrid-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has reached financial close on the first two phases of its Oasis de Atacama solar and battery energy storage hybrid project in Chile.

Jul 10, 2024

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Elements Green secures grid connection for 800 MWh battery storage project in Germany UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured a grid connection confirmation for its Alfstedt project in northwest Germany, which will feature a 35 MW solar plant and a 400 MW two-hour battery energy storage system.

Jul 10, 2024

Grid-scale

USA: Powin to supply 880 MWh for Michigan’s largest standalone BESS, e-STORAGE to deliver 498 MWh to Texas project Two major standalone battery energy storage projects in the USA have secured their technology providers this week.

Jul 10, 2024

Grid-scale

Australia’s 1 GWh battery storage project gets planning approval Renewables investment firm Octopus Australia has received planning approval from a local government body for its 500 MW / 1 GWh Blackstone battery energy storage system located 40 km southwest of Brisbane, in the state of Queensland.

Jul 10, 2024

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Engie breaks ground on 800 MWh battery in Belgium Once completed, the four-hour battery energy storage project will operate under a 15-year contract with Elia, Belgium's electricity grid operator, and be located next to Engie's gas power plant in Vilvoorde.

Jul 09, 2024

Projects & Applications

Chile’s largest PV plant to add 1.7 GWh of battery storage Generadora Metropolitana said it is planing to add battery storage to its newly inaugurated 480 MW CEME1 solar park in Chile.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 09, 2024

Markets

Global energy storage fleet to surpass 1 TW/3 TWh by 2033, WoodMac says According to the latest forecast from Wood Mackenzie, the global energy storage market (excluding pumped hydro) is on track to reach 159 GW/358 GWh by the end of 2024 and grow by more than 600% by 2033, with nearly 1 TW of new capacity expected to come online.

Jul 09, 2024

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320MW/640MWh battery to complement compressed air storage project in the Netherlands The battery development should monetise excess grid capacity and complement the 320 MW compressed air energy storage project developed by Groningen-based long duration energy storage specialist Corre Energy.

Jul 08, 2024

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