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Longi completes its fully integrated battery storage project in Europe Longi has completed grid connection and begun operations of its 13.75 MW/50.16 MWh BESS project in central Italy, while also launching a service centre in Madrid.

Sergio Matalucci

43 minutes ago

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Chile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction The March 2026 Energy Sector Construction and Investment Projects Report, released by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, records 38 storage systems under construction, for 4,597 MW and 18,780 MWh.

4 hours ago

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Massive new $58.5 billion AI data center for Croatia to be anchored by 8 GWh BESS €50 billion Croatia AI campus by Pantheon Atlas pairs 500 MW solar with 8,000 MWh battery to meet hyperscale demand.

6 hours ago

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Saft to supply additional batteries as New Zealand’s major BESS doubles in size Adding on 100 MW / 200 MWh to the Huntly BESS to double the size of the first stage of one of New Zealand's largest batteries.

Apr 28, 2026

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Equis taps GenusPlus as EPC for the 800 MWh Koolunga BESS in Australia Construction starts shortly, and it's the second project the pair of companies will have worked on in Australia.

Apr 28, 2026

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Bulgaria seeks to revive 864 MW Chaira pumped-storage hydropower plant Supported by Toshiba, Bulgarian utility NEK is working to restart its 864 MW Chaira pumped-storage hydropower plant, the largest of its kind in Southeastern Europe. The facility has been offline since March 2022 following a turbine failure.

Emiliano Bellini

Apr 28, 2026

Policy

Brazil can reach 7 GW in storage by 2035 Projections from the Energy Research Company (EPE), shared during the Absolar Storage Leaders event, depend on a stable legal framework and regulatory progress. Authorities and stakeholders in the electricity sector highlight the role of batteries in reducing costs, ensuring energy security, and expanding renewable energy.

Apr 27, 2026

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Teesworks, NatPower partner on 1 GW battery storage project in UK Teesworks, the operator of the largest industrial zone in the UK, has unveiled plans for the deployment of a 1,000 MW/4,000 MWh battery energy storage system in partnership with renewables developer NatPower SA.

May 30, 2024

Aerial view of planned pumped hydro project

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Evolution pushes ahead with 20 GWh pump hydro project Australian miner Evolution Mining is moving on a $7 billion plan to build a 2 GW / 20 GWh pumped hydro electricity generation facility in the pit of a 20-year-old gold mine in southeast Queensland.

May 30, 2024

Solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan to build its first big battery Nur Bukhara Solar PV LLC FE, a project company owned by Masdar, will deliver a 63 MW battery energy storage system alongside a 250 MW solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan.

May 29, 2024

RWE limondale solar farm

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RWE to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery German energy giant RWE has announced its investment decision to build a 50 MW/400 MWh battery project in New South Wales (NSW). Tesla will supply its Megapack batteries for the project with commissioning planned for late 2025.

May 28, 2024

Gravity storage

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Enel, Energy Vault build 18 MW/36 MWh of US gravity storage Energy Vault and Enel have revealed plans to build 18 MW/36 MWh of gravity storage in the United States. They say that the project will be the first large-scale gravity energy storage in a Western country.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 24, 2024

Darling downs power station

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Origin Energy unveils plans for 2 GWh battery in Australia Australian energy giant Origin Energy has revealed plans to build what could be the biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Queensland, as it continues the expansion of its renewable energy generation and storage portfolio.

May 21, 2024

China southern power grid

Sodium-ion batteries

China switches on first large-scale sodium-ion battery China Southern Power Grid has deployed a 10 MWh sodium-ion battery in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region. It is the first phase of a 100 MWh project.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 21, 2024

Illustration of compressed air cases

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Eneco, Corre Energy partner on compressed air energy storage project Corre Energy, a Dutch long-duration energy storage specialist, has partnered with utility Eneco to deliver its first compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in Germany. Eneco will acquire 50% of the project.

May 16, 2024

GIGA Storage 600 MW battery park

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Europe’s largest battery storage project secures approval Netherlands-based developer Giga Storage has obtained the irrevocable permit for the construction of a 600 MW/2,400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Belgium.

Apr 19, 2024

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