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Energy China consortium wins 1 GWh Benban battery project in Egypt The project, described as Africa's largest standalone battery storage system, will have grid-forming capability.

6 hours ago

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World’s largest compressed air energy storage station now fully operational in China With 600 MW of installed capacity and 2,400 MWh of storage, the Huai'an Salt Cavern project is now the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, surpassing the 300 MW/1,500 MWh project commissioned earlier this year that previously held the title.

8 hours ago

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Solarig to operate and maintain Tesla Megapack 2 XL BESS systems in Chile The Spanish company becomes a Certified Service Provider for Tesla's battery storage systems in Chile, and will assume their operation and maintenance.

10 hours ago

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Romania: Financial close for 1 GWh co-located battery; construction starts on 116 MWh BESS retrofit Vienna-based IPP Enery has secured €460 million green financing for one of Europe's biggest hybrid solar-and-storage project, while Denmark’s Eurowind Energy has kicked off installation of its 120 MWh Teiuș battery system, highlighting major momentum in Romania’s renewable energy transition.

11 hours ago

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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.

Mar 03, 2026

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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.

Mar 03, 2026

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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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Policy

Germany’s Federal Court postpones verdict on battery grid charges The German Energy Storage Association (BVES) has criticized the postponement as it continues to create uncertainty for the industry. It remains unclear when a ruling will be made.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 28, 2025

Auctions

Indian state tenders solar site with 1.1 GWh battery The solar-plus-storage site, to be tendered by state owned Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (Kredl), will optimize grid electricity use at the Pavagada Solar Park and supply the network during peak demand periods.

May 28, 2025

Manufacturing

ABB, Suma Capital, Verbund invest €12m in Spanish battery maker Hesstec The new shareholders will help the Valencian business expand into European and wider markets by targeting grid companies, renewable energy sites, and big commercial and industrial (C&I) clients.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 28, 2025

Revenue streams

NTT Group’s Anode Energy commissions 15.3 MWh in Japan, launches turnkey service for storage projects NTT Group's energy arm has more projects coming online and a wider pipeline of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects underway, plus a new end-to-end third-party construction and operation service from July.

May 27, 2025

Auctions

Italy outlines national energy-storage auction requirements The answers to six frequently-asked questions (FAQs) related to September's planned 'Macse' (mercato a termine degli stoccaggi) energy storage auction have been published by the national grid operator.

Massimiliano Tripodo

May 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Fraunhofer-founded startup offers grid-connected, solar-plus-storage agrivoltaics Freiburg-based startup Diveo plans and builds agrivoltaic sites co-located with battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Bulgaria inaugurates 496 MWh battery system, announced as EU’s largest The large-scale system was built in just six months, with support from local authorities.

May 26, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Moss Landing-adjacent battery facility set for restart amid safety concerns More than four months after a fire devastated California’s Moss Landing battery energy storage facility, recovery efforts remain underway to salvage undamaged batteries. With cleanup efforts still in progress, plans are moving forward to reopen the adjacent Elkhorn site by June.

May 26, 2025

Finance

New York offers $5m+ for energy storage innovation The state's energy research entity has removed the word 'renewable' from its innovation fund and made more than $5 million available for new long-duration energy storage (LDES)- and advanced battery-related systems.

May 26, 2025

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