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Centrica has a very good week in Sweden, optimizing 110 MW of BESS Centrica is building and optimizing in Sweden, with 110 MW added to its portfolio via three BESS projects this week.

14 hours ago

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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.

16 hours ago

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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

20 hours ago

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

Grid-scale

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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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Grid-scale

Ormat brings online 120 MWh Texas battery under seven-year tolling deal The 60 MW / 120 MWh Lower Rio facility not only strengthens Ormat’s presence in the fast-evolving ERCOT market but also highlights the growing role of tolling agreements as a risk-mitigation tool amid rising revenue volatility.

Sep 02, 2025

Grid-scale

China energy storage project pipeline grows nearly 140 GWh in July According to data from China’s Energy Storage Application Branch (CESA), mainland China has seen a surge in energy storage activity, with 1,468 new project applications and 88 manufacturing initiatives launched.

Sep 02, 2025

Auctions

Sungrow’s Brazilian business is heating up for batteries as solar project demand cools At Intersolar 2025, Sungrow's Brazil country manager, Rafael Ribeiro, told pv magazine Brasil the company submitted more than 80 proposals to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) between January and June alone, to projects interested in participating in the Leilão de Reserva de Capacidade na Forma de Potência (LRCAP) auction for battery storage.

Sep 02, 2025

Grid-scale

CVC DIF buys Grenergy’s Chilean site with 1.1 GWh storage The 'Gabriela' phase of the Oasis de Atacama site, which has 1.1 GWh of storage and 272 MW of solar under construction, was bought by funds managed by CVC DIF. Gabriela is set to be operational before July.

Sep 02, 2025

Grid-scale

How batteries can change a data center application from a “no” to a “yes” Energy storage can be the final push a utility needs to accept a new large load application.

Sep 01, 2025

Policy

Sardinia appeals against approval for 72 MW battery The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) authorized the development in early August.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Sep 01, 2025

Policy

Germany’s battery storage-related grid connection requests swell beyond 500 GW A 'misguided' approval system which features a 'first come, first served' approach lies behind the figures, rather than a widely discussed flood of applications from viable battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, according to Regelleistung-Online.

Sandra Enkhardt

Sep 01, 2025

Products

Brazil’s Powersafe unveils all-in-one C&I battery storage product Featuring Brazilian engineering, Powersafe is investing in its versatile solution and being official distributor of Ecoflow's portable power stations in Brazil.

Alessandra Neris

Sep 01, 2025

Revenue streams

Profitability in quieter markets: what July revealed about battery strategy After two record-breaking months for battery storage revenue in Germany, July brought a sharp shift: fewer price spikes, softer ancillary markets, and a steep drop in arbitrage opportunities. Drawing on Suena Energy’s latest monthly benchmark, the company's CEO and co-founder, Lennard Wilkening, unpacks the July revenue dip, what it signals about shifting market regimes, and why dynamic, multi-market optimization remains essential – especially when volatility fades.

Lennard Wilkening

Aug 29, 2025

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