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German transmission companies had connection requests for 226 GW of big batteries at turn of year Many requests may be duplicates and most relate to early stage projects but electricity distribution system operator (DSO) E.On alone was sitting on applications for almost 100 GW of sites.
Sandra Enkhardt
4 hours ago
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Masdar, EWEC announce 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) plan to build a $6 billion, 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, with operations set to start by 2027.
Blathnaid O’Dea
1 hour ago
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Fluence to supply 400 MWh of battery storage to Ukraine’s DTEK The US-German energy storage company will supply 200 MW/400 MWh of grid-forming battery energy storage systems (BESS) across six sites by October 2025.
Max Hall
48 minutes ago
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Auctions
Philippines ups pumped hydro procurement target to 4,250 MW The expanded procurement exercise is held under the the third round of the country's Green Energy Auction (GEA-3).
Marija Maisch
Jan 13, 2025
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Applications for 820 MW of energy storage projects announced in Spain in Q4, 2024 More than 182 MW of the battery energy storage systems (BESS) highlighted in Spain's Official State Gazette (BOE) are for hybridization with existing solar and wind generation capacity.
Jose Pedrosa
Jan 13, 2025
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Projects & Applications
Eni Plenitude completes its largest battery storage project in Texas The 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) was acquired from developer Baywa r.e., along with a nearby utility-scale solar plant, in 2022.
Marija Maisch
Jan 13, 2025
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Chile inaugurates its first transmission-connected battery storage project Electric utility Sociedad Austral de Electricidad Sociedad Anónima (Saesa Group) says its site, in the Araucanía region, can power around 2,500 homes for ten hours.
Luis Ini
Jan 13, 2025

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BayWa seeks Australian government approval for combined 1.2 GWh of big batteries BayWa r.e. is seeking environmental approval for two proposed renewable energy projects in Australia, featuring up to 312 MW of generation and a combined 1.2 GWh of battery energy storage capacity.
David Carroll
Jul 08, 2024
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World’s first grid-scale, semi-solid-state energy storage project goes online The 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage project featuring lithium iron phosphate (LFP) solid-liquid hybrid cells was connected to the grid near Longquan, Zhejiang Province, China.
Marija Maisch
Jul 05, 2024
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Projects & Applications
Interview with Trina Storage: We expect consolidation in the coming years In a recent interview with pv magazine Italia, Gabriele Buccini, head of utility storage at Trina Solar, talked about the company's vertical integration and its forecasts for the storage market. “There is enough capacity available to drive prices down in 2024 in an anomalous way,” Buccini said when talking about global battery energy storage production levels.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 05, 2024
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Gresham House, Thurcroft battery storage site
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Gresham House hits 1 GWh battery storage milestone through capacity upgrades  With 1 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, Gresham House's portfolio accounts for a significant proportion of the total UK storage fleet.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 05, 2024
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Tesla energy storage
Supply chain
In Conversation: How cheap can battery storage get? Rapidly declining battery energy storage prices are on everyone’s lips, but rare are the ones who can say for how long costs can stay on a downward trajectory. pv magazine ESS News sat down with Taipei-based InfoLink Consulting to hear their take on the market developments.
Marija Maisch
Jul 04, 2024
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Policy
Pumped hydro projects declared high priority by NSW state government in Australia Three pumped hydro projects that would deliver a combined 1,035 MW / 9,480 MWh of dispatchable capacity are among six projects that have been declared critical state significant infrastructure by the New South Wales (NSW) state government in Australia, potentially smoothing the way for their approval.
David Carroll
Jul 04, 2024
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Tenders
Germany wraps up Innovation Tender awarding 512 MW of solar-plus-storage projects Germany has concluded the latest round of Innovation Tender, securing 512 MW of capacity at an average price of €0.0833 ($0.089)/kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2024
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Tenders
Western Australia’s capacity tender seeks 2 GWh of energy storage The ball is rolling on the Australian government’s pending Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 2 focussing on the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market and which seeks an indicative target of 500 MW of four-hour equivalent dispatchable capacity, or 2,000 MWh.
Ev Foley
Jul 03, 2024
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China southern power grid
Sodium-ion batteries
World’s largest sodium-ion battery goes into operation The first phase of Datang Group’s 100 MW/200 MWh sodium-ion energy storage project in Qianjiang, Hubei Province, has been connected to the grid.
Marija Maisch
Jul 02, 2024
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