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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.

4 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.

8 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

9 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.

10 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

pv magazine Global April 2026

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Building resilience

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1-Day Conference

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.

1:00 – 5:00 pm, CEST | June 24, 2026

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pv magazine Awards 2026

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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Saudi Arabia is accelerating its clean energy transition. Join the third SunRise Arabia Clean Energy Conference in 2026 to explore how solar PV and energy storage are powering the Kingdom’s growing digital economy, including data centers. Policymakers, investors, and innovators will share insights on technology, deployment strategies, and long-term value creation in Saudi Arabia’s evolving energy landscape.

9:00 am – 6:00 pm, AST | September 30, 2026

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Products

Spain’s Cegasa unveils its first utility-scale battery The Spanish manufacturer will exhibit the E/Xpand HV battery at the upcoming Smarter E show in Munich next month. It will showcase racks for commercial and industrial (C&I) and large-scale systems of up to 5 MWh.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Apr 24, 2025

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Western Australia completes installation of 2 GWh BESS near ageing coal-fired power plant In the shadow of the aging Collie coal-fired power plant scheduled to close by 2027, the installation of 640 containerised batteries at Collie, Western Australia, is now complete. The battery storage facility will start serving the grid later in 2025.

Apr 24, 2025

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Plans for 3.4 GWh of storage across Scottish, English batteries Matrix Renewables wants to construct 1 GW/2 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Eccles and Kilmarnock, in Scotland, and Clearstone Energy has secured planning consent for a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS in Suffolk and a 400 MW/800 MWh site near Horsham.

Apr 23, 2025

Markets

What California and Texas can learn from Australia’s energy storage boom Australia has positioned itself as a global laboratory for energy storage deployment.

Apr 23, 2025

Finance

Battery storage prices fall as demand grows in Italy, says industry Italian industry players saw energy storage systems fall in price in 2024, but 2025 may be a different story.

Lara Morandotti

Apr 22, 2025

Projects & Applications

Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 22, 2025

Grid-scale

Eku Energy acquires 2 GWh UK battery project portfolio Eku Energy, the battery storage offshoot of Australian financial services group Macquarie, has acquired a 1 GW/2 GWh portfolio of energy storage projects in the United Kingdom.

Apr 22, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

German battery energy storage: a key technology for grid integration? While Germany's new coalition government has made the right noises about energy storage in its written agreement, the lack of concrete reform and legal certainty in the terms used is not enough for investors to bank on.

Boris Scholtka, Franziska Rothe, Marija L. Krstanović

Apr 17, 2025

Fire risk and safety

UL battery safety standard updated for new storage chemistries Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.

Apr 17, 2025

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