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Canada’s largest operating battery storage running Tesla Megapack 2XL units is now commissioned in Ontario The new battery energy storage system is located near Lake Erie and has unique community aspects.

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TotalEnergies sells 50% stake in 1.6 GWh German battery portfolio to AllianzGI This is Allianz´s first direct equity investment in a portfolio of utility-scale battery storage projects.

17 hours ago

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Reden enters the Italian storage market with up to 2 GWh of projects Pierluigi Vecchia, head of project development at Reden Solar Italy, told pv magazine Italia that the French company has initiated the development of large-scale standalone BESS projects, with commissioning planned for 2028–2029, further strengthening its integrated photovoltaic and energy storage strategy.

Lara Morandotti

Mar 02, 2026

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NHOA Energy secures first MACSE battery awards in Italy with 600 MWh across two projects Italy’s MACSE scheme has already allocated storage capacity, and NHOA's announcements now confirms its first contracted projects under the mechanism.

Mar 02, 2026

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Revera Energy reaches financial close on 400 MWh UK BESS Carlyle-backed developer reaches financial close on the first of three UK battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in its development pipeline. Windyhill BESS in Bearsden, near Glasgow is close to one of the major bottlenecks on Great Britain’s grid.

Feb 27, 2026

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Vanadium flow and lithium-ion combine in world’s largest grid-forming hybrid storage plant in China China brings online 300 MW/1,200 MWh grid-forming energy storage facility in Inner Mongolia, integrating lithium-ion and vanadium flow battery technologies.

Feb 27, 2026

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Fraunhofer IEE calls for “grid-forming readiness” in distribution networks and BESS A position paper from the Fraunhofer IEE proposes preparing large battery storage systems in the medium-voltage grid for grid-forming functions at an early stage. The "Grid-Forming Readiness" concept aims to close the regulatory gap between current planning and operation and future, as yet unknown, requirements and demands for grid-forming functions.

Feb 26, 2026

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AGL acquires Australian long-duration electro-thermal energy storage project from Photon AGL Energy has bought the 150 MW solar, 90 MW thermal, and 720 MWh storage Yadnarie Project from Dutch developer Photon Energy, following the award of development approval in June.

Jul 11, 2025

Projects & Applications

Ukraine’s largest battery storage project enters commissioning phase Ukraine's 400 MWh battery project dwarfs most Eastern European installations, and is expected to come online in October 2025, ahead of the winter.

Jul 11, 2025

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Spain authorizes 29.3 MW energy storage in Q2 2025, with 523.8 MW enter planning stages Between April and June 2025, Spain's larger scale energy storage projects saw a small increasing in construction authorization, with a much larger increase in new projects entering public consultation.

Pilar Sanchez Molina, Tristan Rayner

Jul 11, 2025

Industry

Renewable energy storage not inherently grid-neutral, says German distribution grid operator According to German grid operator Edis, renewable energy storage systems can also exacerbate regional grid bottlenecks, though economic feasbility remains possible according to Energy2Market.

Jul 11, 2025

Products & Services

Narada begins global delivery of its 6.25 MWh liquid-cooled battery energy storage Chinese manufacturer Narada Power has commenced global shipments of its Center L Ultra 6.25 MWh liquid-cooled battery energy storage system (BESS), while its solid-state variant remains in the pipeline.

Jul 11, 2025

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Vexuvo sells 1.5 GW of Italian batteries to ContourGlobal The sale concerns a portfolio of projects across the country, some of which will participate in the mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) auction.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Jul 10, 2025

Supply chain

One Big, Beautiful Bill Act for US energy storage: navigating ‘foreign entity of concern’ rules The 'FEOC' restrictions deny tax credits for projects that exceed using certain thresholds of Chinese products.

Jul 10, 2025

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Engie acquires two Italian 100 MW batteries from Recurrent Energy Engie has quintupled the scale of its Italian battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity. Completion of the acquired sites is scheduled for 2028. The company told pv magazine the sites could receive funding in Italy's Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) auction but other revenue streams could be exploited.

Sergio Matalucci

Jul 10, 2025

Policy

How energy storage could solve the growing US power crisis The opportunity is clear: with the right policy reforms, revenue mechanisms, and investment frameworks, energy storage can deliver near-term reliability, long-term resilience, and economic returns.

Jul 09, 2025

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