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Plans for 3.4 GWh of storage across Scottish, English batteries Matrix Renewables wants to construct 1 GW/2 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Eccles and Kilmarnock, in Scotland, and Clearstone Energy has secured planning consent for a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS in Suffolk and a 400 MW/800 MWh site near Horsham.

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Markets

What California and Texas can learn from Australia’s energy storage boom Australia has positioned itself as a global laboratory for energy storage deployment.

22 hours ago

Finance

Battery storage prices fall as demand grows in Italy, says industry Italian industry players saw energy storage systems fall in price in 2024, but 2025 may be a different story.

Lara Morandotti

Apr 22, 2025

Projects & Applications

Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 22, 2025

Grid-scale

Eku Energy acquires 2 GWh UK battery project portfolio Eku Energy, the battery storage offshoot of Australian financial services group Macquarie, has acquired a 1 GW/2 GWh portfolio of energy storage projects in the United Kingdom.

Apr 22, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

German battery energy storage: a key technology for grid integration? While Germany's new coalition government has made the right noises about energy storage in its written agreement, the lack of concrete reform and legal certainty in the terms used is not enough for investors to bank on.

Boris Scholtka, Franziska Rothe, Marija L. Krstanović

Apr 17, 2025

Fire risk and safety

UL battery safety standard updated for new storage chemistries Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.

Apr 17, 2025

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Projects & Applications

200 MW / 400 MWh BESS energised in Australia The industrial-scale Rangebank battery energy storage system, located 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, has successfully been energised and is scheduled to be fully operational by late 2024.

Aug 09, 2024

Industry

FRV starts construction on first Australia standalone battery project Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Australia says it has begun construction on its first standalone battery energy storage system in the country after reaching financial close on the project.

Aug 08, 2024

Grid-scale

Hybrid gas-turbine and thermal ESS goes online in Czech Republic In the village of Vraňany, in the district of Mělnik a hybrid energy storage system has been put online with gas turbines from aircraft engines with a total output of 32,4 MW and a thermal battery storage system from Energy Nest with an output of 20 MW and a capacity of 22 MWh.

Aug 07, 2024

Projects & Applications

50MW/100MWh Sodium-ion ESS goes online in China with string PCS MV stations In the Hubei province in China, 50MW/100MWh is just the first phase of the sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project spearheaded by Sineng Electric. The project should eventually have a storage capacity of 100MW/200MWh. The initial capacity has already been connected to the grid and begun operations, able to supply power to around 12,000 households for a whole day.

Aug 07, 2024

A TagEnergy BESS at Hawkers Hill Energy Park in the UK

Projects & Applications

TagEnergy scores further approval for 600 MWh battery in northern Australia Developer TagEnergy is a step closer to building a 300 MW / 600 MWh battery that is to help maintain grid stability in Australia's north, after securing further approvals.

Aug 06, 2024

Sparq BESS container

Grid-scale

BESS in Italy: Huge growth market faces CE mark deadline An interview with Roberto Romita from Sparq, a European manufacturer of energy storage systems, about the industrial battery market in the country and upcoming regulation shifts. Italy has become Europe's second largest storage market until now.

Lara Morandotti

Aug 06, 2024

Projects & Applications

450 MW of BESS planned for Scottish Highlands in three projects In the north of Scotland, multiple new BESS projects have been proposed by the local council, two at up to 200 MW, along with a 49.9 MW project.

Aug 05, 2024

Pumped storage hydropower plant

Grid-scale

India approves 2.6 GW of pumped hydro storage The nation's Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved the 2 GW Sharavathy project, in Karnataka state, and a 600 MW Upper Indravati scheme, in Odisha.

Aug 02, 2024

Grid-scale

Plans approved for 2.4 GWh battery in UK London-based developer Statera is set to construct a six-hour battery energy storage system in the soith west of England and has secured a grid connection in 2028.

Aug 02, 2024

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