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Swiss developer breaks ground on 1.6 GWh redox flow storage project The redox flow project has enormous storage capacity, expected to be finished in mid-2028.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 23, 2025

Grid-scale

New Zealand finishes build of 100 MW / 200 MWh battery system Construction and commissioning of the Ruakākā battery energy storage system (BESS) on New Zealand's North Island is complete, with the site expected to reach full operation within weeks.

May 23, 2025

Products & Services

BYD to deliver 3.4 GWh to Chile in Latin America’s largest battery supply deal The batteries will support the sixth phase of the Oasis de Atacama (Elena) project in Chile.

May 23, 2025

Auctions

Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.

Sergio Matalucci

May 23, 2025

Grid-scale

India’s NTPC Green Energy wins 320 MWh of battery projects The renewables division of India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC), and Opera Energy, were winners in a tender held by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Kerala.

May 23, 2025

Finance

BW ESS secures loan for 331 MWh British battery The battery energy storage system (BESS), in the South East of England, was installed in record time and Shell has been marketing its services since February under a British-first, seven-year tolling agreement.

May 22, 2025

Grid-scale

Engie breaks ground on 995 MWh solar-plus-storage Chilean project The site, now in its initial construction phase, will be the company's first energy project in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

May 22, 2025

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Crypto miner among clients of 880 MWh+ of Texan energy storage capacity Battery maker SES AI Corp. will supply up to 100 MWh of its battery energy storage systems (BESS) to energy retailer Aispex, and Enfinity Global has revealed plans for 850 MWh of BESS capacity across two other Texan sites.

Jan 31, 2025

Grid-scale

More than 3.4 GWh of Chilean batteries enter environmental assessment Six applications for standalone and solar-linked battery energy storage systems (BESS) were submitted for environmental permits from Jan. 23 to Jan. 30.

Jan 31, 2025

Manufacturing

Gepsenix plans battery production in Germany With a production line due by August 2025, Gepsenix will also move its headquarters from Düsseldorf to Hilden at some point.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jan 31, 2025

Fire risk and safety

US startup unveils polymer battery electrolytes that eliminate thermal runaway Anthro Energy’s phase-change electrolytes reduce battery fire risk and can double cycle life.

Jan 31, 2025

Projects & Applications

Fidra secures consent for 3.1 GWh British battery Doncaster Council has been busy this week issuing approvals to two biggest battery energy storage (BESS) sites in the UK, with a cumulative capacity of more than 5 GWh.

Jan 30, 2025

Tesla energy storage

Projects & Applications

Indian tenders for 2.9 GWh of energy storage capacity State-owned NTPC wants national solar-plus-storage sites including 600 MW/2.4 GWh of energy storage and the state of Telangana is tendering for 250 MW/500 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Jan 30, 2025

Grid-scale

Canceled Australian pumped-hydro site could see energy bills rocket Bill payers could be paying 60% more for their electricity in 2035 and 40% more per year through 2040 unless the government of Queensland can provide an alternative to the shelved 5 GW/120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) project.

Jan 30, 2025

Grid-scale

India’s NTPC, Energy Dome work on carbon battery storage rollout State-owned National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) will partner with Triveni Turbine and Italy’s Energy Dome to install a 160 MWh carbon dioxide battery at NTPC's Kudgi super thermal power station in India.

Jan 30, 2025

Revenue streams

Qair secures 800 MWh of Polish battery storage projects The French independent power producer has secured 17-year contracts for the two battery storage projects in Poland's 2029 capacity market auction.

Jan 29, 2025

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