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Spain’s Cegasa unveils its first utility-scale battery The Spanish manufacturer will exhibit the E/Xpand HV battery at the upcoming Smarter E show in Munich next month. It will showcase racks for commercial and industrial (C&I) and large-scale systems of up to 5 MWh.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

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Western Australia completes installation of 2 GWh BESS near ageing coal-fired power plant In the shadow of the aging Collie coal-fired power plant scheduled to close by 2027, the installation of 640 containerised batteries at Collie, Western Australia, is now complete. The battery storage facility will start serving the grid later in 2025.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Copec to retrofit 420 MWh battery to solar farm in Chile under innovative deal The battery project is carried out under a 20-year build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) contract, with Copec and Transelec as pioneers in using this model in Chile.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 18, 2024

Projects & Applications

Akaysha progresses plans for another 1.6 GWh battery in Australia Plans to build another grid-scale four-hour capacity battery energy storage system near the central Queensland town of Gladstone have been submitted to the local council as developer Akaysha Energy continues build up an impressive portfolio of battery storage projects.

Jul 18, 2024

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New battery storage platforms aim for 2.4 GW rollout in the US, 2 GWh development in Germany The announcements of two major battery energy storage development platforms have coincided, as industry incumbents seek to establish their footprint in promising markets.

Jul 17, 2024

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South Australia’s 1.5 GWh battery storage park gets tick of approval British-owned energy company Pacific Green has received approval for the first of two grid-scale 500 MW / 1.5 GWh battery energy storage systems at it’s Limestone Coast Battery Energy Park southeast of Adelaide.

Jul 17, 2024

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Finance

Botswana lands funding for its first utility-scale battery storage project The World Bank has provided Botswana, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with a loan to finance a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system, the nation's biggest such project to date.

Jul 16, 2024

Projects & Applications

Engie advances construction of two retrofit battery storage systems in Chile Thus far, around 60% of the construction works on the 68 MW/418 MWh Tamaya BESS project have been completed. Meanwhile, works on 48 MW/264 MWh Capricorn BESS have crossed a 30% mark.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Jul 16, 2024

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Sungrow secures 7.8 GWh battery storage deal with Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding China's Sungrow has signed three landmark energy storage contracts with Saudi Arabia's Algihaz Holding, amounting to the world's largest grid-side storage order. Each project will have a capacity of 2.6 GWh, totaling 7.8 GWh.

Jul 16, 2024

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Strata, APS ink 20-year tolling deal for 600 MWh Arizona battery Under the tolling agreement, Arizona Public Service (APS) will be able to charge and discharge the system for energy as needed. In return, Strata will ensure the system’s capacity, reliability, and efficiency through the term of the agreement.

Jul 16, 2024

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China Three Gorges to build 16 GW renewables cluster in Inner Mongolia China Three Gorges has announced plans to build a 16 GW renewables cluster in China’s Inner Mongolia region, including 8 GW of solar, 4 GW of wind, a 200 MW solar thermal system, a 4 GW coal plant, and a 500 MWh energy storage systems.

Jul 16, 2024

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