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CATL expands into Australia with deal with Zinfra for battery storage projects The collaboration is the start of CATL's widening ambitions in the energy storage space as becomes more forward integrated and expands its offerings using local partners.

13 hours ago

Markets

USA: Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market The May 1 go-live of the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) marks the first time Western utilities can coordinate large-scale solar and storage resources 24 hours in advance, a move projected to significantly slash curtailment and boost regional reliability.

15 hours ago

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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

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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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UK government demands no more connection offer delays, mulls BESS oversupply options Letter to industry acknowledges delays, describes battery storage oversupply as an “emerging risk.” Measures under consideration include a new fee for oversubscribed technologies, such as BESS.

Apr 16, 2026

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RWE withdraws 99.9 MW solar-plus-storage project in UK on grid constraints RWE has scrapped its 99.9 MW Butterfly solar‑plus‑storage project in Wales after determining that grid connection availability made it unviable, in a move that comes amid sharply rising connection demand and mounting pressure on the United Kingdom’s queue reform process.

Brian Publicover

Apr 16, 2026

Projects & Applications

Chile round-up: Approval for 1,409 MWh Black BESS project, Enel Chile begins Azabache BESS build The autumn season in Chile is not slowing down projects, with construction beginning at one site, and a new project approved for nearly 2 GWh of storage across the pair.

Apr 15, 2026

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Construction begins at Neoen’s six-hour duration battery in Australia’s far west Western Australia’s energy transition has reached another milestone with construction of the 164 MW / 905 MWh Muchea battery project – the state’s first six-hour grid-scale battery – moving from “concept to reality.”

Apr 15, 2026

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How an undersized power conversion system actually affects BESS output A European BESS underperformed despite healthy cells, with analysis from Accure Battery Intelligence pointing to an undersized PCS and no reactive power headroom.

Apr 14, 2026

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Dominican Republic opens bids for renewables tender, mandates energy storage The nation's latest call for long-term power purchase agreements focuses on supplying the national grid with wind and solar projects, specifically mandating integrated battery storage systems to ensure grid resilience.

Apr 14, 2026

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Italian Ready-to-Build BESS market: Prices slide amid regulatory uncertainty, MACSE misfire Carmen Izquierdo Serrano, CEO of nTeaser, told pv magazine Italy about the latest in the Ready to Build (RtB) market, including details of battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 14, 2026

Grid-scale

Palisade inks deal to buy 100% tolled Australian big battery project One of the biggest batteries under construction in South Australia is set to change hands with Australian asset manager Palisade Investment Partners striking a deal to buy the 240 MW / 960 MWh Summerfield project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Apr 14, 2026

Finance

Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.

Apr 13, 2026

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