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Georgia Power breaks ground on 1 GWh BESS near existing solar site Construction has begun on a 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Georgia. Burns & McDonnell has been contracted to build the battery which is scheduled for completion in 2027.

Blathnaid O’Dea

4 hours ago

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Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 01, 2026

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President Aliyev switches on landmark Azerbaijan BESS project Head of state attends commissioning of key project in wider 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment program. The utility-scale BESS is expected to support a ramping up of renewables deployment in Azerbaijan.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 31, 2026

Industry

BBDF 2026 opening session: optimism, caution, and grid fees From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026, the first session focused on how the appetites of investors and stakeholders for battery projects is changing.

Mar 31, 2026

Grid-scale

Construction underway at one of Poland’s largest battery storage projects Groundbreaking for utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site follows success in capacity market auction, with multi-year revenue secured. R.Power developed project is expected to come online by end of 2026.

Mar 31, 2026

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German municipality pioneers land pooling model for utility-scale BESS Much like grid connections, suitable areas for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be hard to come by. In Laichingen, Germany, local government and private landowners take a pooling approach from the wind sector to support battery storage deployment.

Sandra Enkhardt

Mar 31, 2026

Projects & Applications

US startup begins manufacturing grid-scale flywheel ESS SOSV-backed Qnetic is aiming to raise $20 million in 2026. Over the next two years it will work with the National Lab of the Rockies and other partners on field testing and validating its technology across multiple use cases.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 30, 2026

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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

Grid-scale

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

Tenders

Argentina publishes details of 500 MW battery tender The AlmaGBA Storage tender, for the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), will pay a fixed $10/MW of electricity supplied and energy storage capacity bids must have a maximum cost of $15,000/MW/month.

May 22, 2025

Grid-scale

Grid connection for Risen’s 400 MWh Australian battery The battery energy storage system (BESS) will connect to the Coleambally electricity substation, in New South Wales (NSW), near a 150 MW agrivoltaic installation.

May 22, 2025

Large battery energy storage by Fluence

Manufacturing

Fluence opens battery enclosure and system hardware manufacturing plant in Arizona Fluence has cut the ribbon to open its battery energy storage system (BESS) enclosure and battery management system (BMS) manufacturing plant in Goodyear, Arizona.

May 21, 2025

Grid-scale

Baywa re sells ready-to-build Netherlands battery project The sale price of the north Netherlands site, which has permission for a grid connection, has not been revealed by the developer.

Sandra Enkhardt

May 21, 2025

Manufacturing

India’s Pure partners with Charge Power to offer energy storage products in North America Charge Power and PURE are partnering to offer energy storage solutions in Canada and the U.S., with products in residential, commercial and grid scale applications.

May 21, 2025

Finance

Enfinity Global raises $113m for Italian, UK battery portfolio The Miami-based developer has secured bond finance from France's Eiffel Investment Group for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Enfinity has a 5.1 GW Italian and 1.3 GW UK BESS pipeline.

Sergio Matalucci

May 21, 2025

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