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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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Grid-scale

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

Tesla energy storage

Tenders

Indian solar tender with up to 4.8 GWh of energy storage The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) will enter into solar power purchase agreements with the selected developers for a period of 25 years. Bidding closes on April 24.

Mar 28, 2025

Grid-scale

BNEF: Australian utility appetite for big batteries rising Interest in owning big batteries is a growing trend for electric companies and coal-plant owners as market revenue potential improves, particularly for newer, longer-duration battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Mar 28, 2025

Grid-scale

Estonia inagurates its largest battery energy storage project The flagship battery storage project commenced operations on February 1, only days before cutting ties with the Russian power grid.

Mar 27, 2025

Policy

Spain proposes Andalusia get almost half of EU’s €700 million energy storage aid package The draft rules published by Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) suggest Andalusia should receive almost €312 million ($336 million) of the €700 million disbursed by the European Union's regional development fund to drive energy storage.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 27, 2025

Battery energy storage systems developed by Ingrid Capacity at a site in Sweden surrounded by green trees.

Policy

Swedish grid operators reluctant to integrate batteries A report from Svensk Solenergi says connection to the electricity grid is a significant obstacle to the expansion of battery storage technology in Sweden, with grid operators often hesitant to connect large-scale projects.

Mar 26, 2025

Grid-scale

CIP enters Italian market with 2.3 GW BESS pipeline The Danish infrastructure investor has joined hands with GCSS to develop the pipeline of large-scale, standalone battery energy storage projects across both northern and southern Italy.

Mar 26, 2025

Grid-scale

Germany: 245 MW more batteries announced for ‘early 2026’ SMA Altenso and partner RheinEnergie will develop a 24.5 MW/64 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Einbeck, Lower Saxony, and TotalEnergies is investing €160 million ($173 million) in six other German BESS.

Mar 26, 2025

Grid-scale

Polish utility plans to add 10 GWh of energy storage projects by 2035 Polish utility PGE Group is planning to add more than 80 energy storage facilities through to 2035 to the tune of PLN 18 billion ($4.7 billion). One of these will be the 981 MWh Zarnowiec battery energy storage project, which will be supplied with locally produced LG Energy Solution's grid-scale systems.

Mar 25, 2025

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