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Angola, Cabo Verde inaugurate major co-located battery storage projects In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has begun operating as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has switched on a 26 MWh storage system tied to an existing wind farm.

Dec 10, 2025

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Tropical paradise gets 24/7 electricity via 6.69 MWh hybrid microgrid Cagbalete Island in the Philippines adds a 2.8 MW PV array and a 6.69 MWh battery energy storage system to deliver round-the-clock power for the first time.

Dec 08, 2025

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Australia’s Oodnadatta Track off-grid project wins award as a blueprint for microgrids The 200 kW / 280 kWh microgrid is located in one of Australia's most remote towns on a famous 600 km long trail known as the Oodnadatta Track.

Dec 04, 2025

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Brazil tenders 50 MW of battery, solar and hybrid sites for isolated areas Two lots were tendered, to serve communities in Amazonas and Pará, with BRL 312 million ($58 million) of equipment. In Amazonas, 20,165 MW will be installed via five solar and diesel-fired thermal generation sites. Pará will get a 30.1 MW battery, solar and diesel facility.

Sep 30, 2025

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Energy Vault, PG&E unveil multi-day duration hydrogen-plus-battery storage microgrid Residents of the isolated Californian community of Calistoga will benefit from at least 48 hours of an 8.5 MW-peak power supply during wildfires and other events which will prompt shutdown of the grid.

Sep 26, 2025

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Spanish startup offers portable solar-plus-storage generators for irrigation Spanish startup Nomad Solar Energy and Full&fast have deployed a portable solar-plus-storage system at a Madrid farm to provide off-grid power for irrigation.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Sep 24, 2025

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SolaX Power: Batteries to drive Brazil’s energy transition China's SolaX Power says batteries can be considered 'Solar 2.0,' thanks to a booming market and the growing presence of manufacturers.

Alessandra Neris

Sep 18, 2025

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At least 18 GW of batteries await Brazil’s planned auction While Brazil is making progress in customer-side, "behind-the-meter" and off-grid battery solutions – with more than 700 MWh – it still lacks guidelines for a planned gigawatt-scale national auction. Markus Vlasits, president of the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions (ABSAE), tells pv magazine about the nation's utility-scale battery bottleneck.

Jun 17, 2025

Manufacturing

Battery makers bullish about Brazilian market prospects Chinese and Brazilian battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturers and installers are preparing to invest in a promising market beset by rising energy costs and unreliable grid supply just as battery prices have fallen.

Alessandra Neris

Jun 11, 2025

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Australian lithium miner installs 8 MWh battery The 13 MW/8 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is helping power one of the world's largest hard-rock lithium mines, with Western Australia-based miner PLS advancing plans to reduce its energy-related emission intensity and its electricity costs.

May 27, 2025

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Cyprus switches on its first significant battery system, a milestone for its grid The Apollon PV park has commissioned the 3.3 MWh the battery energy storage system co-located with solar, in a milestone for Cyprus.

May 26, 2025

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What Ecosummit is set to reveal about energy storage innovation Three diverse energy storage companies show the innovation on offer in Europe.

May 26, 2025

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Tiny solar-plus-battery kits yield annual savings exceeding hardware cost Researchers found multiple benefits after distributing free solar panels and battery systems with USB ports to 800 rural households in Ghana.

William Driscoll

May 19, 2025

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Bringing clean energy to the creative arts US-based nonprofit creative collective Solarpunks sees the arts sector as a testbed for clean energy innovation.

Apr 15, 2025

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Brazil’s Brasol to invest $26m in commercial batteries-as-a-service The director of Brasol's new business unit, Diogo Zaverucha, said the company sees huge pent-up demand for applications that are not yet regulated, and intends to participate in the storage-dedicated capacity reserve auction planned for the second half of the year.

Apr 08, 2025

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‘Brazil could have $3.8bn battery energy storage market by 2030’ A study by Brazilian consultancy Greener has indicated that the country installed 269 MWh of energy storage capacity in 2024, growth of 29% from 2023.

Mar 04, 2025

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