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PPC, Metlen join hands to develop 3 GWh of battery storage in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy As Metlen confirmed to pv magazine, only 50 MWh of the announced pipeline will be located in Italy.

Marija Maisch, Sergio Matalucci

Mar 06, 2026

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Alfa Laval, IAE to deploy Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant The partners say the LAES system will liquefy up to 10 tons of air per day for long-duration grid balancing.

Mar 05, 2026

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Energy China consortium wins 1 GWh Benban battery project in Egypt The project, described as Africa's largest standalone battery storage system, will have grid-forming capability.

Mar 04, 2026

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World’s largest compressed air energy storage station now fully operational in China With 600 MW of installed capacity and 2,400 MWh of storage, the Huai'an Salt Cavern project is now the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, surpassing the 300 MW/1,500 MWh project commissioned earlier this year that previously held the title.

Mar 04, 2026

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Solarig to operate and maintain Tesla Megapack 2 XL BESS systems in Chile The Spanish company becomes a Certified Service Provider for Tesla's battery storage systems in Chile, and will assume their operation and maintenance.

Mar 04, 2026

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Romania: Financial close for 1 GWh co-located battery; construction starts on 116 MWh BESS retrofit Vienna-based IPP Enery has secured €460 million green financing for one of Europe's biggest hybrid solar-and-storage project, while Denmark’s Eurowind Energy has kicked off installation of its 120 MWh Teiuș battery system, highlighting major momentum in Romania’s renewable energy transition.

Mar 04, 2026

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Canada’s largest operating battery storage running Tesla Megapack 2XL units is now commissioned in Ontario The new battery energy storage system is located near Lake Erie and has unique community aspects.

Mar 03, 2026

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Octopus Australia acquires 100 MW Coleambally battery project The developer bought the New South Wales (NSW) project, which is in a late stage of development, to firm energy supply from its Darlington Point solar farm in the state.

Oct 16, 2025

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Baltic battery report: Get in if you can, says Aurora New analysis from Aurora Energy Research (AER) finds that battery storage projects commissioned in the Baltics will capture high returns if commissioned in 2026 from both immature ancillary and intraday markets. By 2029, though, increased competition will change the outlook.

Oct 16, 2025

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Chicago to New Jersey could face cold-weather load shedding by 2032 without 16 GW of batteries 'Without decisive action, millions of homes and businesses could face costly and dangerous reliability risks,' said the trade body which sponsored a Brattle Group study into the 13-state PJM grid, adding, 'Hundreds of storage projects are stalled in PJM’s interconnection queue.'

William Driscoll

Oct 16, 2025

Tenders

Latest round of Australia’s CIS tender could drive more storage – but not in Victoria The latest stage of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) program aims to secure 5 GW more National Electricity Market (NEM)-connected generation capacity before 2031.

Oct 16, 2025

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98 MWh Themelio battery project built in under six months, in boost to Greek grid Greece’s grid-scale battery rollout accelerates with new 49 MW / 98 MWh unit in Chalkidiki.

Oct 16, 2025

Software

Wärtsilä: Gems Pulse can secure battery revenue in unpredictable times The Gems Pulse system also offers energy storage site owners the chance to model new operating strategies and predict their effects based on real-time data.

Oct 15, 2025

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Intec chosen to deliver 40.7 MWh battery storage project in Germany UK's VPI taps Intec to deliver a standalone battery project in the Hesse region.

Oct 15, 2025

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Epic 200 MWh battery begins operation in South Australia Another big battery has joined the South Australian (SA) energy mix with Epic Energy announcing its 200 MWh Mannum battery energy storage system (BESS) is fully operational.

Oct 15, 2025

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New control strategy for grid-forming inverters Researchers in the United States have created a droop control strategy for grid-forming inverters that purportedly improves power system frequency stability. By using an exponential active power–frequency relationship, the novel technique optimizes the use of available headroom, reduces frequency deviations, and enhances overall grid resilience.

Emiliano Bellini

Oct 15, 2025

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