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Merus Power to deliver 80 MWh grid-forming battery for extreme Arctic conditions The project will feature Merus Power's proprietary modular battery technology designed to withstand extreme Arctic conditions and enhance grid stability.

4 hours ago

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Swedish–French partnership aims for 200 MW of battery projects in France Swedish company Ingrid Capacity and French developer Wattmen have entered into a co-development agreement to deploy 200 MW of battery energy storage systems in France. The first projects are expected to be ready for construction by 2026-2027.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

5 hours ago

Industry

US Round-Up: NineDot closes $431M financing for NYC, e-STORAGE inks 503 MWh Texas deal, FlexGen brings 174 MW online The flurry of US news in this round-up include's NineDot Energy's funding for NYC community storage, e-STORAGE partnering with Sunraycer in ERCOT, FlexGen reaches commissioned project for Alliant Energy, and Ameresco finalizes tax credit transfers for its storage portfolio.

7 hours ago

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Grenergy powers up another 1.1 GWh of storage at Oasis de Atacama in Chile The facility represents Phase IV of the Oasis de Atacama project, sold last September to funds managed by CVC DIF. The full complex is slated to reach 2 GW of solar capacity and 11 GWh of battery storage.

Feb 10, 2026

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Byhmgard pushes further into Finland with second major BESS deal announced Stockholm-based Byhmgard announced today that it signed a new deal to deliver four battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to projects in Finland for Finnish company Solarigo Systems Oy (Solarigo). It’s the second deal between the parties: the newly announced order value for 21 MWh of projects, with projected revenue for Byhmgard of just over $3.6 […]

Feb 09, 2026

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Australia’s 2.4 GWh Collie big battery is now operating Western Australia’s state-owned electricity gentailer Synergy has announced one of Australia’s biggest batteries, the 500 MW / 2.4 GWh Collie battery energy storage system is now operational.

Feb 09, 2026

Markets

ERCOT BESS interconnection applications drop 50% in H2 2025 as faults in the boom emerge New data out of Modo Energy suggests only about 85% of large batteries with signed interconnection agreements are likely to be built, as queue timelines stretch beyond four years.

Feb 06, 2026

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Australia brings online 8.6 GWh of big batteries in 2025 Battery energy storage went from strength to strength across Australia in Q4 2025, seeing the technology outperform past records in both the National Electricity Market and Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market.

Jan 30, 2026

Markets

China added 66.43 GW of new-type energy storage in 2025 CNESA says China’s new-type storage (non-pumped storage technologies) hit 144.7 GW in 2025, with 66.43 GW added.

Jan 29, 2026

Grid-scale

Testing fault at 100 MW battery disrupts Estonia–Finland power link During testing at Estonia’s 100 MW Kiisa battery park, both EstLink 1 and EstLink 2 tripped, triggering the most severe disturbance to the regional power grid since desynchronization from the Russian electricity system. As a result, nearly 1 GW of capacity was lost within seconds. The park’s owner has since publicly pointed to the battery manufacturer.

Jan 29, 2026

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Data center survey reveals majority believe renewables and BESS are the ideal energy mix, power issues start in 2027 54% of respondents cited "energy availability and redundancy" as the single greatest obstacle to successful data center development between now and 2030.

Jan 29, 2026

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Iberdrola commissions Spain’s largest batteries, Naturgy to develop two BESS projects in the Canary Islands As Spain continues to grapple with negative electricity prices, two major utilities are actively advancing their battery energy storage pipelines.

Jan 28, 2026

Markets

EU installs 27.1 GWh of battery storage in 2025 as utility-scale systems drive majority of growth Utility-scale installations now represent more than half of new capacity in a significant market shift, while residential storage, long the main growth driver, declined due to lower electricity prices and reduced support schemes, a new report from SolarPower Europe finds.

Jan 28, 2026

Grid-scale

Fortis Energy gets permit to build 36 MWh BESS for Serbia’s Nocaj 1 site A 36 MWh battery installation will anchor the next phase of Serbia’s Nocaj solar complex.

Jan 28, 2026

Projects & Applications

In Australia’s Q4 2025, 1.3 GW of batteries were connected with full output In addition to projects reaching full output, 4.1 GW of standalone batteries and 960 MW of solar co-located batteries applied to get connected in Australia in the final three months of 2025.

David Carroll, Tristan Rayner

Jan 28, 2026

Projects & Applications

Enery secures $298 million project financing for CEE, begins construction of 1 GWh BESS in Romania Earlier this month, Enery announced the start of construction of more than 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Romania, which will be co-located with 761 MW of solar PV. More recently, the company secured financing to build out its BESS portfolio in Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia, and Bulgaria.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jan 27, 2026

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