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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.

4 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 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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How Germany’s Green Flexibility will spend its $455m battery fund Christoph Ostermann, founder and CEO of Bavarian business Green Flexibility, tells pv magazine how the young company will spend the €400 million ($455 million) raised by selling shares to Swiss investor Partners Group. With the cash to be invested into battery energy storage systems (BESS), former Sonnen co-founder Ostermann explains acquisitions will be made alongside in-house development but insists any acquired BESS must have a grid connection commitment.

May 26, 2025

Auctions

India’s Advait, HG Infra secure 600 MWh of battery capacity in tender H.G. Infra Engineering was allocated 250 MW/500 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) project capacity in the procurement exercise and infrastructure company Advait Energy Transitions secured 50 MW/100 MWh.

May 26, 2025

Flow batteries

Swiss developer breaks ground on 1.6 GWh redox flow storage project The redox flow project has enormous storage capacity, expected to be finished in mid-2028.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 23, 2025

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New Zealand finishes build of 100 MW / 200 MWh battery system Construction and commissioning of the Ruakākā battery energy storage system (BESS) on New Zealand's North Island is complete, with the site expected to reach full operation within weeks.

May 23, 2025

Products & Services

BYD to deliver 3.4 GWh to Chile in Latin America’s largest battery supply deal The batteries will support the sixth phase of the Oasis de Atacama (Elena) project in Chile.

May 23, 2025

Auctions

Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.

Sergio Matalucci

May 23, 2025

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India’s NTPC Green Energy wins 320 MWh of battery projects The renewables division of India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC), and Opera Energy, were winners in a tender held by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Kerala.

May 23, 2025

Finance

BW ESS secures loan for 331 MWh British battery The battery energy storage system (BESS), in the South East of England, was installed in record time and Shell has been marketing its services since February under a British-first, seven-year tolling agreement.

May 22, 2025

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Engie breaks ground on 995 MWh solar-plus-storage Chilean project The site, now in its initial construction phase, will be the company's first energy project in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

May 22, 2025

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