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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

Apr 02, 2026

Grid-scale

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

Grid-scale

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

Grid-scale

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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High-level discussions on solar and energy storage across Europe. Experts explore how to plan and execute bankable BESS projects, what quality and warranty factors matter, and how energy management systems optimize residential and C&I applications, including heat pumps, EV charging, and new market opportunities.

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pv magazine Awards 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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Policy

Australian state fast tracks 700 MWh battery project approval The government of Victoria has greenlit what is to be one of the state’s biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) as it seeks to accelerate the development of projects to support its renewable energy ambitions.

May 13, 2025

Grid-scale

‘UK heat pumps require massive energy storage fleet’ Researchers in the United Kingdom estimate around 175 TWh of hydrogen and compressed air energy storage (CAES) capacity will be needed to fully decarbonize heating in the country. Researcher Bruno Cardenas told pv magazine when domestic heat demand is fully electrified, average annual electricity demand and peak load in the grid will be 26% and 70% higher than current levels, respectively.

May 13, 2025

Supply chain

Falling prices, geopolitic risk define energy storage market Speakers from the NetZero Milan Expo-Summit 2025, that opens tomorrow, have told pv magazine a falling lithium price is putting pressure on emerging battery alternatives such as sodium-ion as the industry shifts from incremental gains in performance to larger battery cells.

Sergio Matalucci

May 13, 2025

Manufacturing

CMBlu Energy’s Organic SolidFlow battery picks up an award The battery attempts to combine features from solid-state and flow battery designs for longer output and relatively high powers.

May 12, 2025

Policy

Battery reprieve as US-China tariffs go on hold for 90 days The battery industry relies on a supply chain in China, and previous headline tariff numbers had painted a tough picture for project affordability and bankability.

May 12, 2025

Tenders

Australian state targets 1 GW of energy storage with tender New South Wales' (NSW) Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap tender program will aim to procure 2 GW/16 GWh of long duration energy storage (LDES) capacity by 2030.

May 12, 2025

Grid-scale

Germany, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Spain to lead European battery market through 2029 Annual installations are expected to reach around 120 GWh by 2029, for a total of 400 GWh, according to a report by PV trade body SolarPower Europe.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 09, 2025

Industry

From arbitrage to asset: How batteries became ERCOT’s summer backbone The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is one of the most interesting in the world, and seeing enormous expansion of solar+storage. Enel North America explained more about their play in the pure-play energy market.

May 08, 2025

Grid-scale

Scatec begins big Egyptian solar, battery project The first phase of the project is scheduled for commercial operation during the first half of next year and the site is backed by a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) from the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC).

May 08, 2025

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