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PPC, Metlen join hands to develop 3 GWh of battery storage in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy As Metlen confirmed to pv magazine, only 50 MWh of the announced pipeline will be located in Italy.

Marija Maisch, Sergio Matalucci

Mar 06, 2026

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Alfa Laval, IAE to deploy Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant The partners say the LAES system will liquefy up to 10 tons of air per day for long-duration grid balancing.

Mar 05, 2026

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Energy China consortium wins 1 GWh Benban battery project in Egypt The project, described as Africa's largest standalone battery storage system, will have grid-forming capability.

Mar 04, 2026

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World’s largest compressed air energy storage station now fully operational in China With 600 MW of installed capacity and 2,400 MWh of storage, the Huai'an Salt Cavern project is now the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, surpassing the 300 MW/1,500 MWh project commissioned earlier this year that previously held the title.

Mar 04, 2026

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Solarig to operate and maintain Tesla Megapack 2 XL BESS systems in Chile The Spanish company becomes a Certified Service Provider for Tesla's battery storage systems in Chile, and will assume their operation and maintenance.

Mar 04, 2026

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Romania: Financial close for 1 GWh co-located battery; construction starts on 116 MWh BESS retrofit Vienna-based IPP Enery has secured €460 million green financing for one of Europe's biggest hybrid solar-and-storage project, while Denmark’s Eurowind Energy has kicked off installation of its 120 MWh Teiuș battery system, highlighting major momentum in Romania’s renewable energy transition.

Mar 04, 2026

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Canada’s largest operating battery storage running Tesla Megapack 2XL units is now commissioned in Ontario The new battery energy storage system is located near Lake Erie and has unique community aspects.

Mar 03, 2026

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R&D

Unlocking underground energy storage with defunct fossil fuel infrastructure A new study found that housing compressed-air energy storage systems in abandoned oil and gas wells could improve system efficiency by 9.5%.

Apr 01, 2025

Policy

Texas bill supports dispatchable resources, excludes energy storage The legislation appears to aim to limit the growth of energy storage in a state where a booming renewable energy market is reducing the need for natural-gas peaker plants.

Apr 01, 2025

Policy

Spanish consultation exercise on storage and 100%-renewables islands Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is launching a public consultation on promoting energy storage and the integration of clean power into the energy system of its islands.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Apr 01, 2025

Flow batteries

Japan’s first subsidized flow battery under construction Sumitomo Electric has operated a 2 MW/8 MWh pilot vanadium flow battery in San Diego since December 2018 and is constructing a similarly sized facility on the island of Kyushu.

Mar 31, 2025

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Spain: 20 GW of energy storage sites requesting grid access in February Spanish clean energy association La Asociación de Productores de Energías Renovables' (APPA) latest monthly report indicated a big interest in developing energy storage sites across the country.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 31, 2025

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Largest ever UK pumped hydro scheme granted consent Planning permission granted for 1.8 GW/ 40 GWh pumped hydro project in the Scottish Highlands. Developer Gilkes Energy says the real work begins now and is seeking “substantial capital” for the project.

Mar 31, 2025

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“As far as we see, the boat has sailed for the UK market” ILI Group CEO Mark Wilson tells ESS News developer has 350 MW tranche up for sale, to be followed by other battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in its pipeline. However, the group has stopped scoping new BESS sites due to saturated UK pipeline.

Mar 28, 2025

Flow batteries

Made-in-Australia microemulsion flow battery for long-duration storage Allegro Energy and Origin Energy will install Australia’s first microemulsion flow battery at the Eraring coal-fired power station, in New South Wales.

Mar 28, 2025

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Alfen upgrades, relocates BESS project at Dutch wind farm The Dutch integrator has pulled off a major feat, relocating a large-scale battery energy storage system to a new site and installing a bigger, more advanced system in a highly complex location.

Mar 28, 2025

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