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Greece: 12 GW+ of merchant batteries wait for the green light as curtailments escalate
Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.
How on-site batteries are fast-tracking data center grid connections
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are already regularly deployed in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers, but current market conditions are now driving new deployment needs and strategies. Blathnaid O’Dea hears from industry insiders about increasingly popular approaches like bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC), and why batteries can provide services beyond speed to power that gas turbines can’t.
Swedish company Flower wins German award for real-time AI-controlled BESS
The Swedish company the award in the "Clean Energy and Storage" category at the The Start Up Energy Transition Festival 2026 in Berlin, and operates an AI-powered platform for real-time optimization of battery energy storage systems (BESS), wind farms, and solar parks.
Octopus inks offtake agreement for Blind Creek solar and battery project in Australia
Just days after launching construction of its Blind Creek solar and battery project in southern New South Wales, developer Octopus Australia has inked an offtake agreement with renewable energy retailer Flow Power.
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Island Green completes consultation on co-located solar and ‘up to’ 500 MWh BESS project
UK developer expected to submit development consent order application for East Pye Solar project in fall 2025. The application will then be assessed by the UK planning inspectorate before a final decision is made by the Energy Secretary.
Indian state of Rajasthan again tendering up to 2 GWh of battery storage capacity
Rajasthan is accepting bids to set up standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS), connected to the State Transmission Utility, with an aggregate storage capacity of 2,000 MWh via 500 MW x 4 hours. The systems will operate on a single-cycle charging/discharging basis.
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Capacity Investment Scheme tenders for 2.4 GWh of storage for Western Australia
The focus of the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme has turned to Western Australia with two tenders to open later this month seeking 1.6 GW of renewable generation, such as solar and wind, as well as 2.4 GWh of dispatchable capacity, such as battery energy storage.
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