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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

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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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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Opinion & Analysis

Making revenues stack up Poor profitability for daytime solar generation is driving a likely paradigm shift, argues Michael Salomon. The president of energy storage consultancy Clean Horizon says Europe needs more than market signals to keep investors interested in renewables and storage.

Michael Salomon

May 20, 2025

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Grid connection for DC-coupled Australian 486 MWh solar-plus-storage site Construction of a 300 MW solar farm and 486 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), planned for southeast New South Wales (NSW) is scheduled to start this year after developer Octopus Investments Australia received critical grid connection approval.

May 20, 2025

Manufacturing

US solar, energy storage industries demand Reconciliation Bill amendments Trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has warned President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," if passed as written, will have a devastating impact on US clean energy jobs and manufacturing and will threaten the nation's ability to meet electricity demand.

May 20, 2025

Auctions

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

Finance

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

Finance

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

Auctions

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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