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BBDF 2025: Challenges and prospects in Italy, Europe’s hottest storage market Italy is currently among Europe’s hottest battery storage markets thanks to its MACSE auction scheme, an established capacity market and the first attempts to go merchant by project developers. This market, however, is becoming increasingly competitive and both micro and macro challenges are arising.

Emiliano Bellini

11 hours ago

Revenue streams

BBDF 2025: Merchant vs. contracted strategies The 'Revenue models and market perspectives across Europe' discussion panel has delved into Europe’s hottest market showing how diversified and complex the current and future scenarios can be. The discussion also highlighted that, despite strong appetite from investors and a significant range of business models, lenders remain very cautious when it comes to risk hedging.

Emiliano Bellini

14 hours ago

Grid-scale

BBDF 2025: Flexible grid access opens up new paths for battery storage in Germany Flexible connections, better optimization, and theneed for better cooperation between parties for grid connections were all hot topics in the German-focused second session of the event.

15 hours ago

Finance

Eneco and EP NL to build 200 MWh battery at Enecogen power plant in Rotterdam The storage project will make use of the plant's existing grid connection. But while making the announcement, the two companies were vocal about costly obstacles in the Netherlands for batteries.

17 hours ago

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DESRI begins construction on 600 MWh Santa Teresa colocated battery storage site in New Mexico New York-based DESRI’s Santa Teresa project is expected to generate enough electricity to power around 60,000 homes per year.

Tristan Rayner, Ryan Kennedy

19 hours ago

Finance

Cero Generation secures £200M for UK battery storage and solar portfolio The financing package for 360 MW of was secured from a wide range of lenders and structured as a Green Loan.

20 hours ago

Finance

Qair develops its first UK storage project with a 49.9 MW battery energy storage system approved The French IPP is strengthening its presence in the country, adding a first storage project to its recent permits obtained for more than 140 MW of solar capacity.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Jul 15, 2025

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Projects & Applications

TagEnergy to build France’s largest battery, 240MW/480MWh TagEnergy will develop and manage the Cernay-lès-Reims project, which is scheduled for grid connection in late 2025. It will have a storage capacity nearly five times larger than France’s current largest operational battery.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Dec 04, 2024

Projects & Applications

Battery-backed wind project enters environmental assessment in Chile A 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been proposed as part of the 240 MW Quebrada Locayo Wind Farm.

Dec 03, 2024

Grid-scale

Shell, Eku add 400 MWh battery to Victoria’s grid One of the biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) built in Victoria has been switched on, providing essential grid services and helping to increase the state’s renewable energy hosting capacity.

Dec 03, 2024

Grid-scale

Aluminum maker plans 2 GWh battery as China’s biggest C&I storage system The 660 MW/2 GWh project will save refiner Guizhou Huaren New Materials an estimated $27.6 million in annual electricity bills.

Dec 02, 2024

Large storage facilities in Germany

Opinion & Analysis

Why battery energy storage is essential for Germany’s solar targets While Germany's battery energy storage sector is booming, developers should be aware of the various hurdles to overcome and could learn lessons from the United Kingdom battery market.

Baris Serifsoy, Thomas Dörmer, Tim Heitling

Dec 02, 2024

Energy Storage Systems

Tenders

India’s GUVNL allocates 1 GWh of battery storage at $2,670/MWh/month HG Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy, Kintech Synergy, and Advait Infratech were successful in a standalone battery energy storage tender held by utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).

Dec 02, 2024

Grid-scale

NatPower consults on 1 GW UK BESS project NatPower is seeking views from the public on a proposed 1 GW battery energy storages system (BESS) in England. The project developer has set the goal of establishing 60 GWh of UK BESS capacity by 2040 across multiple large-scale projects.

Nov 29, 2024

Grid-scale

Philippines geothermal site to add battery storage A battery energy storage system (BESS) will be added to the Makiling-Banahaw (Mak-Ban) geothermal plant, in Laguna, by Chinese state-owned Shandong Electric Engineering Consulting Institute Corp. Ltd.

Nov 29, 2024

Auctions

TBEA expects 3 GWh demand for storage projects in Brazil’s 2025 capacity auction The Chinese electrical equipment company estimates battery market potential of 5 GWh through 2027, worth BRL $7.5 billion ($1.26 billion). TBEA sales manager Daniel Lyrio tells pv magazine which variables can make projects competitive.

Nov 29, 2024

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