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How an undersized power conversion system actually affects BESS output A European BESS underperformed despite healthy cells, with analysis from Accure Battery Intelligence pointing to an undersized PCS and no reactive power headroom.

11 hours ago

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Dominican Republic opens bids for renewables tender, mandates energy storage The nation's latest call for long-term power purchase agreements focuses on supplying the national grid with wind and solar projects, specifically mandating integrated battery storage systems to ensure grid resilience.

14 hours ago

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Italian Ready-to-Build BESS market: Prices slide amid regulatory uncertainty, MACSE misfire Carmen Izquierdo Serrano, CEO of nTeaser, told pv magazine Italy about the latest in the Ready to Build (RtB) market, including details of battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Sergio Matalucci

15 hours ago

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Palisade inks deal to buy 100% tolled Australian big battery project One of the biggest batteries under construction in South Australia is set to change hands with Australian asset manager Palisade Investment Partners striking a deal to buy the 240 MW / 960 MWh Summerfield project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

16 hours ago

Finance

Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.

Apr 13, 2026

Offgrid

Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of ‘world first’ off-grid project combining solar, wind, up to 5 GWh of BESS The rollout is accelerated to eliminate the use of diesel from iron ore mining and processing.

Apr 13, 2026

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Making the case for brownfield battery builds Co-locating batteries at legacy power sites could unlock faster build times and diminish wait-times.

Apr 13, 2026

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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Batteries lead in record quarter for new Australian projects Regulator the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has reported 20.5 GW of standalone battery projects under development at the end of March, up from 11 GW a year earlier.

May 02, 2025

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Solaria to add 5.6 GWh of batteries to Spanish solar parks The Spanish developer has acquired 260 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in its homeland, agreed to buy 1.4 GW/5.6 GWh of BESS from an unnamed supplier, and secured a 10-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) from Trafigura.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 02, 2025

Revenue streams

German plans for 390 MWh merchant batteries Both standalone, grid-connected sites are set to generate revenue by participating directly in electricity markets, rather than through fixed contracts.

May 02, 2025

Finance

Vattenfall plans 3 GW of batteries, offers tolling contracts Vattenfall representatives Nicola Kleihues and Daniel Schwarz tell pv magazine about the power company's strategy in Germany and what it considers when buying project rights there. They also explain how to evaluate tolling offers to secure energy-storage-based electricity flexibility for a fixed fee.

Apr 30, 2025

Projects & Applications

Big things ahead for Romanian BESS investments Aurora Energy Research foresees double digit internal rates of return for standalone battery energy storage (BESS) projects entering the market as early as 2026, while co-located assets could prove even more promising – especially post 2028 where rising saturation in the balancing markets is observed. Romania's energy minister said the country is targeting 3 GWh over the next few years.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 30, 2025

Policy

US commonwealth legislates to triple energy storage Virginian utilities Dominion and Appalachian Power would have to source 10 GW of short- and long-duration energy storage by 2045 in a bill sponsored in the commonwealth's House of Representatives by Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan.

Apr 30, 2025

Markets

History repeats as Iberian blackout demonstrates urgent need for battery storage The vast blackout that gripped the Iberian Peninsula on April 28 has echoes of a similar event in an Australian state in 2016. The solution in both cases appears to be the same.

Jonathan Gifford

Apr 29, 2025

Grid-scale

Chile inaugurates its largest standalone battery energy storage project Developer Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated the 800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) plant in María Elena commune, in the Antofagasta region.

Apr 29, 2025

Grid-scale

CIP divests 50% of its 1 GWh Coalburn 1 BESS in Scotland Insurer Axa IM Alts will acquire half of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' (CIP) Coalburn 1, which is expected to be the biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) of its kind in Europe when commissioned in 2026.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 28, 2025

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