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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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A critical moment for Brazilian energy storage A national procurement round for energy storage systems, planned in the second half of the year, is at risk of lengthy delay just as the grid operator is being forced to curtail large volumes of excess clean electricity.

May 20, 2025

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Zelestra orders 1 GWh battery system from Sungrow for Chile project Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled battery system are heading to Chile

May 19, 2025

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Green Flexibility and Enertrag plan 130 MWh battery storage system in Germany The large-scale storage system with a capacity of 60 megawatts is planned to begin operation in Tantow, Brandenburg in early 2026. Construction and long-term operation will be handled by a joint company.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 19, 2025

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SAE and Econergy partner on five-hour battery storage project in the UK The project is set for the former Uskmouth Power Station site, which is being repurposed into a sustainable energy hub.

May 19, 2025

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Will MACSE auction put Italy at the front of battery deployment? Attendees at the NetZero Milan summit last week heard an anticipated flood of subsidized utility-scale batteries will help meet all the nation's grid needs.

Sergio Matalucci

May 19, 2025

Blue Grass solar farm is located near Chinchilla in Queensland's Western Downs region.

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Connection approval for 560 MW / 1.3 GWh colocated project in Australia The solar-plus-storage colocated site will be within the proposed Central Queensland renewable energy zone, and cost an estimated USD $1.3 billion.

May 19, 2025

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Red Eléctrica to break ground on Balearic island grid booster Two 45 MW/67.5 MWh battery energy storage system will be installed at the Sant Antoni substation in Ibiza as part of a €76 million ($85 million) project by Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica de España (REE).

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 19, 2025

Markets

Poland roundup: Statkraft 700 MW BESS portfolio, LGES battery manufacturing, grid-scale battery financing In one of Europe's most dynamic battery storage markets, both established players and newcomers are actively working to expand their footprint.

May 16, 2025

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Canada’s 1 GWh battery delivered ahead of schedule, below budget The Oneida project is the largest battery energy storage facility in operation in Canada.

May 16, 2025

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