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Jordan off-grid green ammonia project with 500 MWh BESS approved Green ammonia project powered 550 MW solar plant and co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) approved by government. Polish and UAE project developers now aiming for 2027 financial close.

May 05, 2026

Projects & Applications

Australian wrap: 1 GWh battery build begins, remote power systems add batteries Alinta Energy has commenced main construction works on the first 1,000 MWh stage of a 500 MW / 2,000 MWh battery energy storage system planned for South Australia.

Apr 20, 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

Offgrid

Aggreko to deliver ‘Australia’s largest’ off-grid renewable hybrid power plant for copper mine Aggreko has unveiled plans to build an off-grid renewable hybrid power facility after signing a long-term power purchase agreement with the owner of Queensland’s largest proposed copper mine.

Apr 08, 2026

Second-life batteries

Second-life EV batteries get tick from US data center operator Solar-plus-storage gets a tick to directly supply data centers in this expansion of a microgrid deal that ties in second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Mar 25, 2026

Grid-scale

How on-site batteries are fast-tracking data center grid connections Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are already regularly deployed in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers, but current market conditions are now driving new deployment needs and strategies. Blathnaid O’Dea hears from industry insiders about increasingly popular approaches like bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC), and why batteries can provide services beyond speed to power that gas turbines can’t.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 19, 2026

Offgrid

Huawei and Aggreko win Brazil’s largest battery storage contract, will replace diesel in the Amazon Solar microgrids with 110 MWp and 120 MWh of BESS across 24 locations in Amazonas state in Brazil coming to replace diesel consumption of 37 million liters/year.

Alessandra Neris

Mar 03, 2026

pv magazine Global May Edition 2026

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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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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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

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Markets

China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.

Jan 23, 2025

Tenders

Somalia tenders solar-plus-storage at 28 educational sites The government has launched a tender to design, supply, install, and commission solar-plus-storage systems at 28 educational facilities in two northwestern regions. Applications close on March 12, 2025.

Jan 23, 2025

Offgrid

Hybrid microgrid project adds 39 MWh of battery storage at Zambian mine China's SANY Group and Ruida Mine in Zambia collaborated on a solar, storage, and diesel hybrid microgrid.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jan 10, 2025

Flow batteries

Remote flow battery and solar product to supplant diesel in Australia A Western Australia-based solar and battery system developer has demonstrated its units, deployed in remote locations for businesses and communities, can replace around 140 liters of diesel per day.

Jan 06, 2025

Offgrid

Husk Power launches ‘minigrid-in-a-box’ solution Husk Power says Prism, its new containerized “minigrid-in-a-box” solution, allows it to deploy minigrids at a rate of one per day with the same resources.

Dec 12, 2024

Projects & Applications

Two off-grid solar-plus-storage parks inaugurated in Peruvian Amazon The sites, with a total 9.6 MWp generation capacity and 13.5 MWh of energy storage, were built in the Loreto department by Amazonas Energía Solar for Electro Oriente.

Nov 21, 2024

Projects & Applications

Solar panels and batteries for educational centers in Nuevo León, Mexico Iberdrola's Luces de Esperanza (Lights of Hope) off-grid initiative has arrived in the state of Nuevo León. The first phase will equip schools in the municipalities of China, Galeana, and Monterrey.

Nov 14, 2024

Projects & Applications

Off-grid solar-plus-battery systems bring power to Brazil’s isolated communities Energisa has led installation of solar-plus-storage microsystems to replace diesel for an indigenous village and riverside community via the government's Luz para Todos (Light for All) program.

Alessandra Neris

Nov 13, 2024

Offgrid

Brazilian islands to have 85% solar and battery storage by 2027 Replacing diesel, the Noronha Verde project will be carried out by Neoenergia with an investment of BRL 300 million ($52.1 million).

Alessandra Neris

Nov 05, 2024

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