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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

20 hours ago

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.

21 hours ago

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.

22 hours ago

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

23 hours ago

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

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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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Finance

New York’s NineDot secures funds for 400 MWh of urban batteries The New York City (NYC)-based developer of urban, "community-scale" battery energy storage systems (BESS) has landed a $65 million finance package from lenders led by the US' First Citizens Bank.

Jan 27, 2025

Grid-scale

ESA secures permit for 600 MWh battery in Michigan The clean energy developer highlighted the difficulties of navigating township and state-wide regulations in order to land a "first of its kind" approval, in Midland Township.

Jan 24, 2025

Grid-scale

China switches on 1 GW of PV on salt-alkali tidal flats, paired with 400 MWh of energy storage Huadian Group and PowerChina have activated a 1 GW solar project on salt-alkali tidal flats in China’s Shandong province, paired with 200 MW/400 MWh of storage. The facility features PV modules installed above brine pools.

Jan 24, 2025

Tesla energy storage

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India’s NHPC awards 1.2 GW of solar-plus-storage at $0.036/kWh India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has allocated 1.2 GW of solar and 600 MW/1.2 GWh of energy storage projects at an average tariff of INR 3.09 ($0.036)/kWh.

Jan 24, 2025

Eos battery with an American flag.

Flow batteries

FlexGen secures $75m credit facility, partners with zinc battery maker Eos North Carolina-based FlexGen, which is joining forces with aqueous zinc battery maker Eos Energy Enterprises, secured the credit line from four banks, led by JP Morgan.

Jan 23, 2025

Grid-scale

Polish utility selects LG Energy Solution to build 900 MWh battery The Polish unit of the Korean battery maker won the project tender offering the price of PLN 1.555 billion ($384 million).

Jan 23, 2025

Markets

China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.

Jan 23, 2025

Grid-scale

AMEA Power selects partners for 300 MWh BESS project in Egypt The project will pioneer the use of a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Egypt.

Jan 23, 2025

Revenue streams

MACSE auction: A game changer for Italy’s energy storage sector With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported by the Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) and found that in certain cases expected returns exceed 9%, providing a high level of revenue security. However, as Aurora’s Maddalena Cerreto tells ESS News, there are also zones where the expected profitability of merchant investments outcomes the MACSE ones.

Jan 22, 2025

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