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Romania commissions 400 MWh battery storage project, its largest to date Nova Power & Gas’s 400 MWh project in Cluj County is the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date to have been connected to Romania’s grid.

Blathnaid O’Dea

10 hours ago

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Texan utility launches request for proposal for 500 MW of battery storage CPS Energy, which acts as sole provider of electricity in San Antonio, Texas, plans to have 1,000 MW of operational or contracted storage capacity following the completion of its latest request for proposal for an additional 500 MW of additional storage capacity.

Blathnaid O’Dea

13 hours ago

Projects & Applications

Azerbaijan makes progress on big BESS rollout, Kyrgyzstan begins ESS strategy AzerEnergy has received equipment for its 500 MWh battery energy storage (BESS) rollout, announced in September 2025. Installation of all projects will be completed in April 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

15 hours ago

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Akaysha switches on major battery project in Australia Akaysha Energy, the battery storage platform backed by global funds giant Blackrock, has announced the completion of its first big battery project with the 155 MW / 298 MWh Ulinda Park energy storage system in Queensland now online.

18 hours ago

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How to build the UK’s biggest BESS project Sungrow will supply 3.3 GWh of storage capacity to the largest UK BESS project to date. Head of UK Energy Storage Henry Xu talks big projects, narrow roads and local connections with ESS News, as the company prepares to ship containers for the Thorpe Marsh BESS buildout.

Dec 15, 2025

Tenders

EDF wins decentralized, dual-use grid booster battery project in Germany With a total capacity of 250 MW across five sites, the battery storage system will support the transfer of electricity from northern to southern Germany, helping to alleviate grid imbalances and congestion. In addition to its grid-serving role, the system will also be permitted to generate market-based revenues.

Dec 15, 2025

Projects & Applications

Toki Power secures 300 MWh standalone BESS in Romania The company says the battery energy storage system, set to be operational by the end of next year, will allow it to offer its partners with renewable assets balancing and route-to-market services.

Dec 12, 2025

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esVolta commissions final project in 980 MWh Texas battery trio Three new battery energy storage systems (BESS) lithium-iron phosphate battery projects add 490 MW of peak power with two-hour duration to the ERCOT grid.

Jul 31, 2025

Projects & Applications

Slovakia greenlights co-located 25 MW battery storage at car factory without environmental review Stellantis's car plant in Slovakia near the capital Bratislava was cleared to install a battery energy storage system (BESS) while bypassing additional reviews.

Jul 31, 2025

Markets

Grid scale BESS and co-located battery projects offered utility connections in Western Australia Australia's far west grid operator Western Power has closed off 759 MW of connection offers for FY2024/25, announcing the last two projects for the period, and in the coming financial year expects to offers made for a further 300 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 112 MW solar generation.

Jul 31, 2025

Finance

New York’s State Energy Plan targets 9.4 GW of storage by 2040, 1 GW RFP launched With around 500 MW of battery storage now online, New York’s draft plan has big aims for 2040.

Jul 30, 2025

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EnBW plans 800 MWh battery storage system at former Philippsburg nuclear site Facility to act as key storage hub for renewable power, linked to Germany’s ULTRANET DC line

Sandra Enkhardt

Jul 30, 2025

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Spain’s Ingeteam supplies 120 MWh solar-plus-storage site on Hawaii The Hale Kuawehi project, developed by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., will supply electricity to the Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO).

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 30, 2025

Technologies

Ore Energy brings first grid-connected iron-air battery online in the Netherlands Dutch startup Ore Energy has connected a pilot iron-air "rust" battery to the grid, a first long-duration energy storage (LDES) system fully-built in the European Union.

Jul 30, 2025

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Hithium to supply 720 MWh Elements Green project in the UK The Chinese manufacturer’s 5 MWh Block will be deployed at major UK BESS project. The partnership follows Elements Green securing financial close for Staythorpe battery storage project through a GBP 140 million ($187 million) debt facility.

Jul 30, 2025

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OX2 secures Australian government approval for NSW co-located 360 MWh project A 90 MW solar farm and four-hour battery energy storage system planned for the Richmond Valley in northern New South Wales has passed through the federal environmental approvals process in just 30 business days.

Jul 30, 2025

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