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Neoen begins building 1.2 GWh third stage of Australia’s mega battery The developer said once Stage 3 becomes operational, the Western Downs battery will contribute a combined 845 MW / 2,300 MWh of storage capacity in support of the state of Queensland’s energy transition.

20 hours ago

Offgrid

Angola, Cabo Verde inaugurate major co-located battery storage projects In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has begun operating as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has switched on a 26 MWh storage system tied to an existing wind farm.

21 hours ago

Policy

Germany to remove large battery storage systems from grid connection ordinance Following a surge in battery storage applications, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is planning to remove storage systems from a rulebook overseeing the grid connection of power plants larger than 100 MW. The move has been criticized by the German Renewable Energy Federation.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 09, 2025

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Equis commissions 1.6 GWh battery, one of Australia’s largest One of Australia’s biggest battery energy storage projects has powered up with renewables developer Equis Australia confirming that the 600 MW / 1.6 GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria is now fully operational.

Dec 09, 2025

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India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030 Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.

Dec 08, 2025

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China’s largest standalone battery storage project powers up A 500 MW / 2,000 MWh standalone lithium-ion battery plant is now online in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, boosting peak-shaving and grid-balancing capacity in a region dominated by variable renewables.

Dec 08, 2025

Grid-scale

UK BESS pipeline grows with 748 MWh Blackhillock approval and 349 MWh two-phase Sizing John expansion A 349 MW / 748 MWh battery storage project has secured planning approval in Scotland, marking another major step forward for the UK’s energy storage pipeline. Meanwhile, near Liverpool, the first phase of a 142.5 MW / 348.5 MWh battery project has entered commercial operation, with work now launched on a second phase that will add advanced grid-forming capabilities to support regional system stability.

Matthew Lynas, Marija Maisch

Dec 08, 2025

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Fluence opens battery enclosure and system hardware manufacturing plant in Arizona Fluence has cut the ribbon to open its battery energy storage system (BESS) enclosure and battery management system (BMS) manufacturing plant in Goodyear, Arizona.

May 21, 2025

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Baywa re sells ready-to-build Netherlands battery project The sale price of the north Netherlands site, which has permission for a grid connection, has not been revealed by the developer.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 21, 2025

Manufacturing

India’s Pure partners with Charge Power to offer energy storage products in North America Charge Power and PURE are partnering to offer energy storage solutions in Canada and the U.S., with products in residential, commercial and grid scale applications.

May 21, 2025

Finance

Enfinity Global raises $113m for Italian, UK battery portfolio The Miami-based developer has secured bond finance from France's Eiffel Investment Group for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Enfinity has a 5.1 GW Italian and 1.3 GW UK BESS pipeline.

Sergio Matalucci

May 21, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Making revenues stack up Poor profitability for daytime solar generation is driving a likely paradigm shift, argues Michael Salomon. The president of energy storage consultancy Clean Horizon says Europe needs more than market signals to keep investors interested in renewables and storage.

Michael Salomon

May 20, 2025

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Grid connection for DC-coupled Australian 486 MWh solar-plus-storage site Construction of a 300 MW solar farm and 486 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), planned for southeast New South Wales (NSW) is scheduled to start this year after developer Octopus Investments Australia received critical grid connection approval.

May 20, 2025

Manufacturing

US solar, energy storage industries demand Reconciliation Bill amendments Trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has warned President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," if passed as written, will have a devastating impact on US clean energy jobs and manufacturing and will threaten the nation's ability to meet electricity demand.

May 20, 2025

Auctions

A critical moment for Brazilian energy storage A national procurement round for energy storage systems, planned in the second half of the year, is at risk of lengthy delay just as the grid operator is being forced to curtail large volumes of excess clean electricity.

May 20, 2025

Finance

Zelestra orders 1 GWh battery system from Sungrow for Chile project Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled battery system are heading to Chile

May 19, 2025

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