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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.

15 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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Supply chain

Repono signs 1.4 GWh supply deal with HyperStrong Beijing-based HyperStrong said it will help deploy 1.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Europe by 2027 as Repono aims to develop 100 GWh by 2030.

Jul 03, 2025

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Brazilian energy storage regulation due this year, regulator official says Daniel Danna, rapporteur for regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica's (ANEEL) Public Consultation (CP) 39, of 2023, told Brazil's Chamber of Deputies initial energy storage rules would be published in the second half of the year, with two rounds of further regulatory discussion due to finish by 2028.

Jul 03, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Honeywell adds Li-ion Tamer for battery fire safety in buildings Honeywell has acquired Nexceris' 'Li-ion Tamer' off-gas detection system for lithium-ion batteries, which can alert operators to thermal runaway before fires start.

Jul 03, 2025

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Lithuania’s Ignitis Group to add 582 MWh of battery storage projects Vilnius-based utility Ignitis Group will install 291 MW/582 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at two of its wind farms and at a hydro site, with commercial operation expected in 2027.

Jul 02, 2025

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WoodMac: World needs 1.4 TW of grid-forming batteries by 2034 The data company says investments of $1.2 trillion in battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be required to support the installation of over 5.9 TW of new wind and solar capacity globally through 2034.

Jul 02, 2025

Finance

EVE files for Hong Kong listing amid global expansion rush EVE Energy becomes the latest Chinese battery maker to pursue a dual, 'A+H' share structure, seeking capital and international reach amid fierce competition and rising overseas investment.

Jul 02, 2025

Policy

SolarPower Europe launches the Battery Storage Europe Platform The organization is calling for a tenfold increase in battery energy storage in Europe by 2030, to reach 500 GWh to 780 GWh.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 02, 2025

Finance

Indian battery incentives cut could raise tariffs but will be offset by falling energy storage costs The second round of support in India's Viability Gap Funding (VGF) program will offer incentives for battery energy storage systems (BESS) capped a third lower than in the first round of awards, noted SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS).

Jul 02, 2025

R&D

Batteries with 200 Wh storage per kW of solar capacity could mitigate curtailment in Spain Researchers have studied the energy and economic implications of the curtailment of solar energy in Spain over the past two years and concluded batteries can mitigate the problem. The academics calculated the impact of curtailment on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present value (NPV).

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 01, 2025

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