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Toki Power secures 300 MWh standalone BESS in Romania The company says the battery energy storage system, set to be operational by the end of next year, will allow it to offer its partners with renewable assets balancing and route-to-market services.

Dec 12, 2025

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German energy company moves ahead with 800 MWh battery storage project Energy company Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has announced its large-scale battery storage facility, to be built at the site of a former nuclear power plant in southwestern Germany, will be developed without government subsidies.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 11, 2025

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Neoen begins building 1.2 GWh third stage of Australia’s mega battery The developer said once Stage 3 becomes operational, the Western Downs battery will contribute a combined 845 MW / 2,300 MWh of storage capacity in support of the state of Queensland’s energy transition.

Dec 10, 2025

Offgrid

Angola, Cabo Verde inaugurate major co-located battery storage projects In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has begun operating as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has switched on a 26 MWh storage system tied to an existing wind farm.

Dec 10, 2025

Policy

Germany to remove large battery storage systems from grid connection ordinance Following a surge in battery storage applications, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is planning to remove storage systems from a rulebook overseeing the grid connection of power plants larger than 100 MW. The move has been criticized by the German Renewable Energy Federation.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 09, 2025

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Equis commissions 1.6 GWh battery, one of Australia’s largest One of Australia’s biggest battery energy storage projects has powered up with renewables developer Equis Australia confirming that the 600 MW / 1.6 GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria is now fully operational.

Dec 09, 2025

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India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030 Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.

Dec 08, 2025

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‘Largest battery in mainland Europe’ powers up in Belgium Engie and Sungrow have commissioned the first 400 MWh phase of mainland Europe’s largest battery energy storage system in Vilvoorde, Belgium, with full capacity due by end-2025.

Oct 01, 2025

Policy

Day-ahead European electricity market switches to 15-minute intervals More accurate mapping of renewable energy generation is expected, which could bring advantages for solar sites involved in direct marketing. Customers with dynamic electricity tariffs or load management, as well as battery storage operators, are also likely to benefit.

Oct 01, 2025

Tenders

Australian tender targets 500 MW of new firming capacity The New South Wales (NSW) government wants 500 MW of grid-firming and demand-response capacity to further boost power supply reliability as the state’s coal-fired generators close.

Oct 01, 2025

Grid-scale

Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance bet on batteries as AI fuels power demand surge Tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance are ramping up investments in renewable energy and storage to meet the soaring electricity demands driven by AI.

Sep 30, 2025

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Chile’s battery output leaps to 315 GWh in first eight months of 2025 Chile’s big batteries have made significant contributions to the national grid during 2025 according to figures from an energy consultancy.

Sep 30, 2025

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Australia registers its first eight-hour duration battery The nation’s energy transition has reached a new milestone with an eight-hour-duration battery energy storage system (BESS) now eligible to begin commissioning and testing ahead of commercial operation.

Sep 30, 2025

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Deployment of Italian storage systems with one to 10 MWh of capacity rose sixfold in the second quarter 'The impetus comes from tools such as fast reserve, [the] capacity market and, in the coming months, the new MACSE [mercato a termine degli stoccaggi] mechanism, with which Terna will acquire storage capacity to balance the grid,' said Italian electronics and electrical engineering federation ANIE.

Sergio Matalucci

Sep 29, 2025

Grid-scale

ADS-Tec announces 2 GWh battery for southern Germany Grid connection approval has been obtained and completion is scheduled for 2029. The storage facility is set to be supplemented by a large photovoltaic system.

Sep 29, 2025

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Eastern Europe: First hybrid PPA, 2 GWh battery supply deal The region saw two major announcements in the past week: one concerning what is described as the first hybrid power purchase agreement (PPA) to include green electricity supply from a newly built solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS), and another involving a substantial supply deal between China’s Hithium and Sofia-headquartered Solarpro Holding.

Sep 29, 2025

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