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Hydrostor launches 4 GWh advanced compressed air energy storage project in Ontario The first 4 GWh phase of the Canadian developer’s Quinte Energy Storage Centre is expected to be operational in the early 2030s, with subsequent phases targeting 8 GWh to 16 GWh.

Blathnaid O’Dea

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India’s storage market shifts from tenders to execution Ratul Puri, chairman of Hindustan Power, tells pv magazine that India’s battery energy storage system (BESS) market is moving from aggressive tendering toward large-scale project execution, as the country increasingly prioritizes grid integration, transmission readiness and long-term supply resilience.

May 15, 2026

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Sunraycer Renewables closes $901 million financing for 473 MWh BESS portfolio in Texas Major lenders back $901 million financing for Texas solar‑plus‑storage portfolio with PPAs already signed with Google, spanning three hybrid projects.

May 15, 2026

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Genex modifies Bulli Creek Stage 1 in Australia: Adds 1.7 GWh BESS, cuts solar to 300 MW Genex has announced plans to reconfigure the first stage of its 2.5 GW Bulli Creek multi-stage development in Queensland, from a 775 MW solar farm to 300 MW, adding a 425 MW / 1,700 MWh battery energy storage system.

May 15, 2026

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Germany, UK, Bulgaria: Europe’s top 3 co-location markets Germany led the way with the UK and Bulgaria tied in second place, followed by Spain, Hungary, and France.

Blathnaid O’Dea

May 13, 2026

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Spearmint Energy brings 400 MWh of new battery storage online in Texas Commercial operation reached for twin 200 MWh BESS sites supporting ERCOT’s rapidly growing power demand.

May 13, 2026

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Energy Vault to deploy grid-scale gravity energy storage system in South Africa Gravity storage gets a boost from South Africa's state-owned utility.

May 13, 2026

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Map of pumped storage hydropower project in Chile

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Colbún proposes 800 MW desalinated water-powered pumped storage project in Chile Chilean utility Colbún has unveiled plans for a massive pumped storage hydropower project in northern Chile. The facility will use desalinated water from the Pacific Ocean to store energy and use it when it's most needed.

Jun 05, 2024

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Large scale battery storage on the rise in Chile Three utility scale battery energy storage projects collocated with solar plants were announced last week in Chile. Enel is building a 67 MW/134 MWh battery, while CJR Renewable and Uriel Renovables are planning 200 MW/800 MWh and 90 MW/200 MWh projects, respectively.

Luis Ini, Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jun 04, 2024

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Energy Vault unveils design partnership for gravity storage in skyscrapers The partnership will see architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), responsible for some of the world’s tallest buildings, incorporate Energy Vault’s gravity energy storage technology into tall buildings in urban environments and deployable structures in natural environments.

Jun 04, 2024

Pyhäsalmi Mine

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Hybrid pumped hydro-BESS project takes shape in Finland A ‘new energy cluster in Finland’ plans to co-locate a 75 MW underground pumped storage hydroelectric (UPHS) facility and a 85 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at a mine near the town of Pyhäjärvi in central Finland. A solar park could be added in the future.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 04, 2024

Illustration of geomechanical energy storage project

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Texas to host 300 MW of geomechanical energy storage projects Quidnet Energy, a provider of geomechanical energy storage (GES) technology, has joined hands with distributed energy resources developer Hunt Energy Network to deliver 300 MW of storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid operating region.

May 30, 2024

Large energy storage system

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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

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