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Italy’s battery fleet expands rapidly as standalone projects scale up Italy’s installed storage fleet grew 23% by system count over the past year, but jumped 52% in capacity and 40% in power, according to new data highlighted by Italia Solare.

Sergio Matalucci

18 hours ago

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Hydro approves largest pumped hydro project in more than 20 years in Norway Norsk Hydro will invest about $110 million after tax to build the Illvatn pumped hydro plant in western Norway.

21 hours ago

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3 GW of battery and solar projects in UK move ahead Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and Conrad Energy are each progressing major solar-plus-battery storage pipelines in the UK.

Nov 17, 2025

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One of Greece’s largest battery storage projects moves ahead with Trina Storage PPC Renewables has selected Trina Storage to supply the 50 MW / 200 MWh Amyntaio battery project in Western Macedonia, one of the largest storage builds underway in Greece.

Nov 17, 2025

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Utility-scale BESS to drive Czechia’s storage market Analysis by Aurora Energy Research says recent regulatory changes in Czechia have opened the door to a considerable build-out in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). Wholesale and ancillary prices are offering strong opportunities in the short term, with a two-hour BESS switched on next year likely to reach an internal rate of return over 15%.

Nov 14, 2025

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EDP and QIC line up 1.6 GWh battery as part of solar-plus-storage deal in Australia EDP Renewables Australia and QIC's agreement continues the push to pair large storage with new renewable capacity under Australia’s evolving CIS framework, this time in the state of Queensland, alongside large-scale solar.

Nov 14, 2025

Technologies

German battery first to integrate monitoring, analytics and trading, moving away from fragmented digital tools Obton Dynamic, Amperecloud, Volytica Diagnostics and Enspired are trialling a coordinated approach to storage operation on a 32 MWh battery storage project in Tangermünde, south-east Germany. Their goal is to pilot a best practice in asset management and competitiveness in Europe’s fast-moving storage markets.

Nov 13, 2025

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Senegal switches on inaugural solar-plus-storage facility Africa REN has commissioned a 16 MW solar plant with 10 MW/20 MWh of battery storage in northern Senegal, billed as the first grid-connected solar-plus-storage facility in West Africa.

Aug 07, 2025

Industry

Italy greenlights 361 MW of new battery storage projects The largest project, a 160 MW facility, will be built in the municipality of Tuscania.

Massimiliano Tripodo, Tristan Rayner

Aug 07, 2025

Projects & Applications

Chile: AES Andes begins construction on co-located energy storage-backed plants with 2,380 MWh The Pampas and Cristales plants each have 340 MW battery energy storage systems (BESS) with long-duration capacity, to go with significant renewable generation.

Aug 07, 2025

Finance

PowerBank begins battery storage rollout in Ontario with first 4.99 MW project PowerBank’s first Ontario battery project begins installation, with a second project delayed by permitting issues.

Aug 07, 2025

Markets

Spotlight on Brazil: A market ready for takeoff We continue our summer Spotlight Series with Brazil, with the sector having the potential to attract up USD $8.46 billion in investments.

Aug 06, 2025

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Acwa Power secures two co-located storage projects for 1,200 MWh in Morocco Riyadh-based energy company Acwa Power will develop Morocco’s Noor Midelt II and Noor Midelt III solar-plus-storage projects with a combined 1,200 MWh of battery energy storage.

Aug 06, 2025

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Eku Energy commissions 111 MWh of UK battery storage in two projects Two new battery projects in Basildon and Loudwater, built with NHOA Energy, are now operational.

Aug 06, 2025

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Energy Vault to deliver dual four-hour battery storage projects for 300 MWh to Michigan Energy Vault will supply two longer-duration BESS projects for Consumers Energy in Bay and Iosco Counties in Michigan, USA

Aug 06, 2025

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Merchant battery storage operations in India became profitable for the first time in 2024: Ember New battery projects commissioned in 2025 could deliver internal rates of return (IRR) of 17% by operating in power exchanges, owing to falling upfront costs and rising revenue potential, says the Ember report.

Aug 05, 2025

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