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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.

17 hours ago

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.

18 hours ago

Grid-scale

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

19 hours ago

Grid-scale

Netherlands: TenneT and GES ink landmark deal for 800 MWh “congestion mitigator” battery Dutch grid operator TenneT has signed a capacity control contract with Green Energy Storage (GES) for a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery, marking a shift in how the Netherlands manages its severely congested high-voltage grid.

Apr 10, 2026

Policy

AES scraps 320 MW California battery project amid fierce local opposition The developer officially withdrew its application for the Seguro storage facility in San Diego County following a three-year standoff with residents over fire safety and siting concerns.

Apr 10, 2026

Grid-scale

The community warning signs that can make or break a battery project Early signals from misinformation to tense public meetings are helping developers identify community opposition before permitting begins.

Apr 09, 2026

Grid-scale

ERCOT proposes $1,500/MW incentive for legacy Texas storage to adopt grid stability support Older storage and renewables might be incentivized to add grid stability services in Texas if current plans continue with a $25 million program.

Apr 08, 2026

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BW ESS, Zelos partner on 1.5 GW of large-scale battery projects in Germany German'ys large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion continues, with another a new partnership in the gigawatt scale, this time in the north and northeast of the country.

Apr 16, 2025

Grid-scale

Sungrow contracts 140 MW of batteries under Italy’s grid capacity auctions Sungrow's Emilio Manzoni discusses the fire safety precautions built into the Chinese company's battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the prospects for Sungrow in Italy's red-hot energy storage market.

Sergio Matalucci, Massimiliano Tripodo, Lara Morandotti

Apr 16, 2025

Policy

German battery industry awaits May 27 decision on grid connection payments The nation's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) will decide whether battery energy storage systems (BESS) should pay the same construction cost subsidies for a network connection as sites which only draw down power from the grid.

Sandra Enkhardt

Apr 16, 2025

Finance

Australian investor plans multibillion-dollar long-duration energy storage platform Federation Asset Management will launch a long-duration energy storage fund that will aim to have around 4 GWh of batteries ready for financial close within two years.

Apr 16, 2025

Revenue streams

CEO: Battery business case ‘robust’ despite US policy uncertainty The chief executive of a London-based battery energy storage system (BESS) investor says batteries are booming but his fund has hedged its US-dollar income through 2030.

Apr 15, 2025

Grid-scale

Samsung proposes 320 MWh Australian battery The Australian renewables and energy storage arm of the South Korean electronics giant has submitted plans for another large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to Australia's federal government.

Apr 15, 2025

Grid-scale

Battery developers race for Dutch grid access as TenneT unlocks 9 GW capacity Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has unlocked over 9 GW of high-voltage grid capacity by introducing flexible contracts for off-peak hours, prompting a surge of interest from battery energy storage developers eager to secure grid access. While these contracts offer notable advantages, Aurora Energy Research says that battery storage projects continue to face challenges due to grid fees, which remain significantly higher than in other European markets.

Apr 14, 2025

Auctions

Wärtsilä: US policy upheaval could benefit Italian battery market Adam Atkinson-Lewis, from the Finnish energy storage provider, discusses Italy's forthcoming Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) auction and the bullish prospects for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 14, 2025

Finance

German town of Beckum launches utility-scale battery storage with community investment option Up to 500 residents in the German city of Beckum can invest between €500 ($568) and €25,000 into a planned 20 MW/55 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Apr 14, 2025

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