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California sets precedent by overriding local blockade to advance 1.2 GWh Soda Mountain BESS California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.

Apr 30, 2026

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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Apr 30, 2026

Grid-scale

US grid operator PJM reopens interconnection process: 67 GW+ of storage in the queue Grid operator PJM has reopened its standard interconnection process to new generation projects, after closing the standard process to new applicants in 2022 to completely clear its backlog.

William Driscoll

Apr 30, 2026

Projects & Applications

Longi completes its fully integrated battery storage project in Europe Longi has completed grid connection and begun operations of its 13.75 MW/50.16 MWh BESS project in central Italy, while also launching a service centre in Madrid.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 29, 2026

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Chile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction The March 2026 Energy Sector Construction and Investment Projects Report, released by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, records 38 storage systems under construction, for 4,597 MW and 18,780 MWh.

Apr 29, 2026

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Massive new $58.5 billion AI data center for Croatia to be anchored by 8 GWh BESS €50 billion Croatia AI campus by Pantheon Atlas pairs 500 MW solar with 8,000 MWh battery to meet hyperscale demand.

Apr 29, 2026

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Saft to supply additional batteries as New Zealand’s major BESS doubles in size Adding on 100 MW / 200 MWh to the Huntly BESS to double the size of the first stage of one of New Zealand's largest batteries.

Apr 28, 2026

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Opinion & Analysis

The three biggest delays in battery energy storage system commissioning Distributed Energy Infrastructure offers three ways a battery project’s commissioning can be held up – and how to avoid these delays.

Daniel Spaizman

Nov 06, 2025

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Dubai expands storage in seventh phase of world’s largest solar park Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) says the seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will pair 2 GW of solar with 1.4 GW of storage, up from 1 GW, after receiving 49 expressions of interest under its 2050 clean energy plan.

Nov 05, 2025

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Eco Stor breaks ground on Germany’s largest battery storage project The company is now building a 300 MW/714 MWh battery energy storage facility in Saxony-Anhalt. Eco Stor praises the solution-oriented collaboration with policymakers and grid operators on the project.

Sandra Enkhardt

Nov 05, 2025

Policy

Key takeaways from All Energy Australia 2025 The strong interest in battery storage was evident on the trade show floor, riding the wave of a rapid surge in residential BESS adoption. Moreover, despite the ongoing challenge of solar price cannibalization, Australia’s PV market appears poised for a period of accelerated growth.

Jonathan Gifford

Nov 04, 2025

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Florida utility on pace to reach 93 GW solar, 50 GW storage by 2045 While utilities in neighboring states are “dabbling” with solar, Florida Power & Light is combining solar and storage as a “workhorse” technology, said a nonprofit executive.

William Driscoll

Nov 04, 2025

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Finnish companies enter optimization deal for 140 MWh Lithuanian BESS In addition to the Lithuanian deal, Poland is another market where BESS is growing fast, and Israeli headquartered developer Energix made a deal with Swiss IPP Axpo in which the latter will assume responsibility for the full revenue optimization of its 24 MW / 56 MWh BESS in Poland’s Nowe Czarnowo region.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Nov 03, 2025

Grid-scale

Eku Energy wins go-ahead for 1.2 GWh BESS in Australia United Kingdom energy storage developer Eku Energy has been granted development approval by the Victorian government for its 300 MW / 1,200 MWh Tramway Road battery project in the southeastern Gippsland region of the state.

Nov 03, 2025

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Australia’s solar-plus-1 GWh BESS project approved dispite protests The hybrid 322 MW / 1 GWh Meadow Creek Solar Farm and utility battery has secured planning and environmental approvals from the Victorian government despite community opposition from the Rural City of Wangaratta.

Nov 03, 2025

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Cache Power advances 30 GWh compressed air energy storage project in Alberta The facility is designed to use natural gas or hydrogen to reheat the compressed air before it is expanded through turbines to generate electricity.

Oct 31, 2025

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