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Vattenfall plans 700 MWh battery system at former German nuclear site The local council has approved the zoning plan for a 254 MW, 700 MWh storage project. Vattenfall expects the system to be online by 2028, pending a final investment decision.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 05, 2025

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CATL’s 587 Ah battery cells for energy storage systems enter large-scale commercialization Chinese media has reported that CATL’s 587 Ah high-capacity energy storage cells have completed 2 GWh of shipments since the product’s launch, and shipments are projected to reach 3 GWh this year.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Dec 05, 2025

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800 MWh battery project reaches financial close for BrightNight and Cordelio Power in Washington, US The 200 MW battery energy storage system will supply the Pacific Northwest from the Seattle-Tacoma region.

Dec 04, 2025

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Recurrent Energy confirms 1 GWh BESS will be co-located with oversized UK solar plant Planning consent for Tillbridge Solar Project was granted by the UK government in October 2025. The site was approved with a 500 MW grid connection, suggesting the 1 GWh BESS will support PV capacity overbuild to spread generation throughout the day.

Dec 04, 2025

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6 GWh CATL battery in Australia: Stanwell locks in massive gas-plus-storage hybrid plant with Quinbrook Two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed within a month of each other are set to see a massive CATL battery delivered to the Queensland state of Australia for Quinbrook and Stanwell.

Dec 03, 2025

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TagEnergy locks in 15-year toll deal for Golden Plains battery in Australia Renewables developer TagEnergy has locked in the first long-term offtake deal for the 150 MW / 600 MWh Golden Plains battery project being built in Victoria.

Dec 03, 2025

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Chile’s Pradera Larga hybrid project featuring 450 MWh battery secures environmental approval Italian developer's most ambitious project outside Europe will be a 84 MWp (peak) solar plant coupled with a 90 MW / 5-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile’s Valparaíso region.

Dec 02, 2025

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Helios 104 MWh Tesla battery project achieves commercial operations in Japan Manoa brings a 50 MW Megapack project online in Hokkaido, trading fully merchant across Japan’s power markets.

Dec 01, 2025

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Spain’s final EDRF storage tender awards 133 projects totaling 2.4 GW / 10 GWh The new resolution that is co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has eight fewer projects, but 223 MW and 891 MWh more than in the provisional resolution.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Dec 01, 2025

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Fortescue delivers 250 MWh battery powered by BYD to decarbonize mining Australian mining giant Fortescue’s decarbonization plans have reached a new milestone with the delivery of a 50 MW / 250 MWh battery energy storage system at its site in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Dec 01, 2025

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At least 78 GW of large battery storage already approved in Germany The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) has compiled data from the four transmission system operators and 17 distribution system operators. Based on the number of approved grid connections and the volume of pending applications, the BDEW is urging swift political action and the introduction of new rules governing grid connection requests.

Sandra Enkhardt

Nov 28, 2025

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Mexico advances new wave of large-scale solar and storage projects Mexico is seeing a surge of large-scale solar and battery storage proposals across multiple states following an October decree that sets clearer rules for private energy investments.

Nov 27, 2025

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China scales up long-duration storage with 4.2 GWh compressed air project ZCGN is moving forward with one of the nation’s largest compressed air energy storage facilities, driven by the increasing need for reliable grid integration of renewable energy.

Nov 27, 2025

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Ingrid Capacity enters German battery storage market with 200 MW partnership The Swedish aggregator will finance, own, and operate battery assets developed by Energiequelle. The collaboration targets distribution grid nodes, with the majority of projects expected to reach ready-to-build status in 2026.

Nov 26, 2025

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Australian solar-plus-storage project requests five times more storage, halves solar generation A redesigned hybrid solar and battery project now featuring 200 MW of PV generation and a beefed up 2.2 GWh of energy storage capacity planned for far northern New South Wales has joined the queue for federal environmental approval.

Nov 26, 2025

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UK optimization deals: GridBeyond grabs 50 MW, EDF bags 50 MW from Ganfeng’s first project in Britain One of the major markets for battery energy storage system is also a big market for battery optimizers, with 100 MW allocated in a week

Nov 26, 2025

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