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Why BESS insurers are sweating transformers and contractor errors over battery fires The BESS insurance risk profile is shifting. In an exclusive interview, Tokio Marine GX underwriter Michael Carrington explains why insurers are looking past battery fires and sweating over supply chain bottlenecks, high-voltage transformers, and costly EPC integration errors.

Mar 20, 2026

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AGL begins commissioning first 250 MW of grid-forming Liddell battery in Australia The 1 GWh Liddell battery, supplied by Fluence, provides grid-forming support, and is entering commissioning on track for operation by June.

Mar 20, 2026

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Another big Romanian BESS deal: Sieyuan and Alive Capital agree on 2.5 GWh BESS deployments Another inked deal in Romania continues the battery energy storage system (BESS) build-out plans.

Mar 20, 2026

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Greenlit ESS: Form Energy scores Irish win with 1 GWh iron-air battery to come online in 2029 United States-based Form Energy will deploy its iron-air multi-day battery technology at the Ballynahone Energy Storage project in northwest Ireland. The battery's Irish developer said Ireland's first iron-air battery will ease renewable curtailment and stabilize the national grid.

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Mar 20, 2026

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Panasonic claims world’s first trial of cybersecurity monitoring for grid-scale BESS A Japanese joint-pilot will test grid-scale BESS with a range of local and remote attack vectors, with cybersecurity monitoring to watch for indications of anomalies.

Mar 19, 2026

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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.

Mar 19, 2026

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FRV secures Chilean environmental approval for solar plus storage project, 600 MWh BESS The Llanos de Marañón project in Chile’s Atacama region combines 458 MWp of solar with a four-hour battery system.

Mar 19, 2026

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Spotlight on Brazil: A market ready for takeoff We continue our summer Spotlight Series with Brazil, with the sector having the potential to attract up USD $8.46 billion in investments.

Aug 06, 2025

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Acwa Power secures two co-located storage projects for 1,200 MWh in Morocco Riyadh-based energy company Acwa Power will develop Morocco’s Noor Midelt II and Noor Midelt III solar-plus-storage projects with a combined 1,200 MWh of battery energy storage.

Aug 06, 2025

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Eku Energy commissions 111 MWh of UK battery storage in two projects Two new battery projects in Basildon and Loudwater, built with NHOA Energy, are now operational.

Aug 06, 2025

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Energy Vault to deliver dual four-hour battery storage projects for 300 MWh to Michigan Energy Vault will supply two longer-duration BESS projects for Consumers Energy in Bay and Iosco Counties in Michigan, USA

Aug 06, 2025

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Merchant battery storage operations in India became profitable for the first time in 2024: Ember New battery projects commissioned in 2025 could deliver internal rates of return (IRR) of 17% by operating in power exchanges, owing to falling upfront costs and rising revenue potential, says the Ember report.

Aug 05, 2025

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Storage growth spreads as California and Texas lose market share U.S. energy storage hit new highs in Q1 2025, but developers are navigating tariffs, price spikes, and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) uncertainty heading into the second half.

Aug 05, 2025

Finance

UK battery storage funding: Pulse Clean Energy, AMP Clean Energy secure combined £270 million in new investments Two leading names in the United Kingdom’s battery storage sector, AMP Clean Energy and Pulse Clean Energy, have secured fresh capital to accelerate storage rollout and facilitate builds across the country.

Aug 05, 2025

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Australia’s massive Waratah Super Battery starts operations as ‘shock absorber’ Australia’s Waratah Super Battery has begun operations, and will have the world’s largest power output when fully commissioned later in 2025.

Aug 05, 2025

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L&T secures deal to add further 241 MWh battery storage to co-located solar in India The deal adds a further 241 MWh to a 116 MW solar PV plant, bringing the total to 495 MWh in a four-hour configuration.

Aug 04, 2025

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