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Aquila secures €26 million financing for German battery project ING Deutschland has agreed to provide €26 million ($30 million) in debt financing for a 56 MW/112 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern Germany.

Sandra Enkhardt

2 hours ago

Projects & Applications

Centrica Energy to optimize Aukera Energy’s 340 MWh Belgian BESS Centrica Energy will optimize trading for Aukera’s 340 MWh Project Volt battery energy storage (BESS) project under construction in La Louviere, Belgium.

Blathnaid O’Dea

17 hours ago

Projects & Applications

Acciona Energía plans 196 MW/980 MWh battery project in Chile Acciona Energía said it will add a 196 MW/980 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to its El Romero solar plant in Chile's Atacama region, with commissioning planned for the end of 2027.

18 hours ago

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CIP partially divests 1 GWh BESS to Scottish state bank, nuclear decommissioning fund Scottish government investment vehicle and nuclear decommissioning fund take a stake in utility-scale BESS project. The transmission-connected BESS is expected to come online in 2028 and has already secured state-backed and private sector contracted revenue.

23 hours ago

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Rolls Royce signs 490 MWh Latvia BESS deal as Sunly cites cybersecurity rules Strict cybersecurity requirements meant a European partner was crucial, according to Sunly CEO. Deal means Rolls-Royce Power Systems has contracts to supply 1.5 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity to the Baltic states.

Jun 05, 2026

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Australian state clears 620 MW/2.5 GWh Morwell battery project TagEnergy has secured development approval for the proposed AUD 1.3 billion ($900 million) Morwell battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Australian state of Victoria.

Jun 05, 2026

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Romania grants grid permits for 546 MW of solar and battery storage Korkia, a Nordic renewable energy developer, has locked in development rights for more than 550 MW of battery storage in Romania.

Brian Publicover

Jun 05, 2026

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Nala Renewables acquires 250 MW Finnish ready-to-build battery portfolio The acquisition of ready-to-build projects from Fu-Gen will boost Nala’s battery storage capacity to more than 300 MW in the country.

Oct 09, 2025

Auctions

Solar-plus-storage dominates latest Australian CIS tender Some 11 of the 20 projects allocated in the latest round of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) feature solar sites alongside battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Oct 09, 2025

Auctions

Italy’s smallest MACSE project withdrawn, auction results republished A 32 MWh energy storage system has been removed from an approved list which now runs to 14 projects with 9,968 MWh of storage capacity.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Oct 09, 2025

Tenders

Argentina awards two more battery storage projects in AlmaGBA tender As part of the procurement exercise, two more projects have been added in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (AMBA) battery program, bringing total awarded capacity to 713 MW.

Oct 08, 2025

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Kazakhstan mega wind site will feature 600 MWh battery The Mirny project will include a 300 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), according to China's Envision Energy.

Oct 08, 2025

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Mercom: India reaches 490 MWh of energy storage capacity by June Mercom India Research expects India’s cumulative energy storage installations to reach 33 GWh by 2028.

Oct 08, 2025

Software

Operational issues hit returns in one in five battery storage projects, report finds A recent report from battery intelligence firm Accure reveals that while most battery energy storage systems (BESS) operate reliably, nearly 19% of projects experience reduced returns due to technical issues and unplanned downtime.

Oct 07, 2025

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Engie, Colbún progress 1.7 GWh of battery storage in Chile Engie will install a 140 MW/802 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a thermal power site and Colbún plans an extra 228 MW/912 MWh BESS at its Diego de Almagro Sur solar-plus-storage project.

Luis Ini, Max Hall

Oct 07, 2025

Policy

Germany solar industry association pushes for binding 2030 target of 100 GWh of battery storage Today's installed capacity would have to quadruple over the next five years to attain that goal. The association has also made recommendations on how storage expansion can be accelerated and can support the energy system.

Sandra Enkhardt

Oct 07, 2025

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