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Vattenfall plans 700 MWh battery system at former German nuclear site The local council has approved the zoning plan for a 254 MW, 700 MWh storage project. Vattenfall expects the system to be online by 2028, pending a final investment decision.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 05, 2025

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CATL’s 587 Ah battery cells for energy storage systems enter large-scale commercialization Chinese media has reported that CATL’s 587 Ah high-capacity energy storage cells have completed 2 GWh of shipments since the product’s launch, and shipments are projected to reach 3 GWh this year.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Dec 05, 2025

Projects & Applications

800 MWh battery project reaches financial close for BrightNight and Cordelio Power in Washington, US The 200 MW battery energy storage system will supply the Pacific Northwest from the Seattle-Tacoma region.

Dec 04, 2025

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Recurrent Energy confirms 1 GWh BESS will be co-located with oversized UK solar plant Planning consent for Tillbridge Solar Project was granted by the UK government in October 2025. The site was approved with a 500 MW grid connection, suggesting the 1 GWh BESS will support PV capacity overbuild to spread generation throughout the day.

Dec 04, 2025

Projects & Applications

6 GWh CATL battery in Australia: Stanwell locks in massive gas-plus-storage hybrid plant with Quinbrook Two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed within a month of each other are set to see a massive CATL battery delivered to the Queensland state of Australia for Quinbrook and Stanwell.

Dec 03, 2025

Revenue streams

TagEnergy locks in 15-year toll deal for Golden Plains battery in Australia Renewables developer TagEnergy has locked in the first long-term offtake deal for the 150 MW / 600 MWh Golden Plains battery project being built in Victoria.

Dec 03, 2025

Projects & Applications

Chile’s Pradera Larga hybrid project featuring 450 MWh battery secures environmental approval Italian developer's most ambitious project outside Europe will be a 84 MWp (peak) solar plant coupled with a 90 MW / 5-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile’s Valparaíso region.

Dec 02, 2025

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Australian 150 MW solar, 250 MWh battery site gets connection approval Renewables developer Elgin Energy says it has secured a connection agreement from regulator the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for a 150 MW solar farm and 250 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in regional Victoria.

May 14, 2025

Tenders

Honduras courts China for 975 MW renewables, energy storage tender Dozens of Chinese power companies have seen a presentation of Honduras' rescue plan for its electricity industry as the government preps a 1.5 GW tender.

May 14, 2025

Finance

Fluence pauses projects amid tariff uncertainty, revenue decline U.S.-based energy storage company Fluence has revised its earnings outlook and paused certain projects as trade tariff uncertainty weighs on revenue projections. Yet a rapid turnaround could happen given recent tariff decisions.

May 13, 2025

Policy

Latin America ‘needs modern grid infrastructure, stable regulation, and pro-investment policy’ Atlas Renewable Energy recently inaugurated the 200 MW/800 MWh 'BESS Del Desierto' project in Chile's Antofagasta region days after closing $510 million to build the 215 MW solar plus 418 MW/1,672 MWh BESS Estepa site. pv magazine spoke with Alfredo Solar, Atlas' regional manager for Chile, about those milestones, the state of the sector, and LatAm's renewables prospects.

May 13, 2025

Finance

Egypt’s 1GW / 200MWh solar-plus-storage project secures EBRD funding The Obelisk project in Egypt continues to advance, with new funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

May 13, 2025

Policy

Australian state fast tracks 700 MWh battery project approval The government of Victoria has greenlit what is to be one of the state’s biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) as it seeks to accelerate the development of projects to support its renewable energy ambitions.

May 13, 2025

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‘UK heat pumps require massive energy storage fleet’ Researchers in the United Kingdom estimate around 175 TWh of hydrogen and compressed air energy storage (CAES) capacity will be needed to fully decarbonize heating in the country. Researcher Bruno Cardenas told pv magazine when domestic heat demand is fully electrified, average annual electricity demand and peak load in the grid will be 26% and 70% higher than current levels, respectively.

May 13, 2025

Supply chain

Falling prices, geopolitic risk define energy storage market Speakers from the NetZero Milan Expo-Summit 2025, that opens tomorrow, have told pv magazine a falling lithium price is putting pressure on emerging battery alternatives such as sodium-ion as the industry shifts from incremental gains in performance to larger battery cells.

Sergio Matalucci

May 13, 2025

Manufacturing

CMBlu Energy’s Organic SolidFlow battery picks up an award The battery attempts to combine features from solid-state and flow battery designs for longer output and relatively high powers.

May 12, 2025

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