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Romania commissions 400 MWh battery storage project, its largest to date Nova Power & Gas’s 400 MWh project in Cluj County is the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date to have been connected to Romania’s grid.

Blathnaid O’Dea

14 hours ago

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Texan utility launches request for proposal for 500 MW of battery storage CPS Energy, which acts as sole provider of electricity in San Antonio, Texas, plans to have 1,000 MW of operational or contracted storage capacity following the completion of its latest request for proposal for an additional 500 MW of additional storage capacity.

Blathnaid O’Dea

16 hours ago

Projects & Applications

Azerbaijan makes progress on big BESS rollout, Kyrgyzstan begins ESS strategy AzerEnergy has received equipment for its 500 MWh battery energy storage (BESS) rollout, announced in September 2025. Installation of all projects will be completed in April 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

18 hours ago

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Akaysha switches on major battery project in Australia Akaysha Energy, the battery storage platform backed by global funds giant Blackrock, has announced the completion of its first big battery project with the 155 MW / 298 MWh Ulinda Park energy storage system in Queensland now online.

21 hours ago

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How to build the UK’s biggest BESS project Sungrow will supply 3.3 GWh of storage capacity to the largest UK BESS project to date. Head of UK Energy Storage Henry Xu talks big projects, narrow roads and local connections with ESS News, as the company prepares to ship containers for the Thorpe Marsh BESS buildout.

Dec 15, 2025

Tenders

EDF wins decentralized, dual-use grid booster battery project in Germany With a total capacity of 250 MW across five sites, the battery storage system will support the transfer of electricity from northern to southern Germany, helping to alleviate grid imbalances and congestion. In addition to its grid-serving role, the system will also be permitted to generate market-based revenues.

Dec 15, 2025

Projects & Applications

Toki Power secures 300 MWh standalone BESS in Romania The company says the battery energy storage system, set to be operational by the end of next year, will allow it to offer its partners with renewable assets balancing and route-to-market services.

Dec 12, 2025

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Grenergy buys 1 GW of inverters from Ingeteam for Chile’s energy storage megaproject The deal comprises 298 units for the 'Gabriela' and 'Elena' phases of the Oasis de Atacama site. The two Spanish companies have already supplied 610 inverters for previous phases of the project.

Jun 05, 2025

Finance

Giga Storage starts building 1.2 GWh Netherlands battery InfraVia, the French investor which holds a majority stake in the Dutch battery developer, says the four-hour-storage 'Giga Leopard' project is part of a pipeline of more than 2 GW of European utility-scale batteries.

Jun 05, 2025

Second-life batteries

Enel inagurates 10 MWh second-life battery project at Italian airport Enel's Pioneer project is expected to last 10 to 15 years and has been integrated with Rome-Fiumicino airport's Solar Farm, self-consumption PV system.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Jun 04, 2025

Products

Tesvolt, Samsung announce 5.26 MWh containerized battery The large-scale energy storage systems are designed to be compatible with multiple European inverters and reportedly offer high levels of fire protection and cybersecurity.

Scarlet Schmitz

Jun 04, 2025

Grid-scale

Transelec constructing 420 MWh Chilean battery The 105 MW/420 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with Copec's 123 MWp Granja Solar project, in Chile's Tarapacá region.

Jun 04, 2025

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EDF inks PPA for solar-plus-storage site in UK The French utility will buy all the energy from the Benthead site, in Scotland, which is set to begin construction next year. The nine- to 11-year term of the power purchase agreement (PPA) will depend on when the 31 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) is commissioned.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jun 04, 2025

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MEAG moves into German batteries with 231 MWh purchase The 92.5 MW battery energy storage system (BESS), in North Rhine-Westphalia, is under construction and scheduled to go online in the second half of the year.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jun 04, 2025

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China launches world’s first grid-forming sodium-ion battery storage plant The Baochi Storage Station in Yunnan integrates lithium and sodium-ion technologies at scale, a global first, aiming to stabilize renewable energy and cut costs as China accelerates its energy transition.

Jun 03, 2025

Finance

European Energy plans battery at Lithuanian solar site The Danish company has previously stated its intent to invest €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) into wind and solar generation in the Baltic state.

Jun 03, 2025

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