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The global pipeline of energy storage projects is growing rapidly across a variety of market segments, including distributed, grid-scale, off-grid and second-life projects.

From increasing solar self-consumption, reducing consumption peaks, providing flexibility to the electricity system, to deferring costly investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure, the range of applications which energy storage devices can provide is constantly evolving.

To build a robust business case, however, most storage facilities need to provide several services.

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California sets precedent by overriding local blockade to advance 1.2 GWh Soda Mountain BESS California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 30, 2026
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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.
Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley
Apr 30, 2026
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US grid operator PJM reopens interconnection process: 67 GW+ of storage in the queue Grid operator PJM has reopened its standard interconnection process to new generation projects, after closing the standard process to new applicants in 2022 to completely clear its backlog.
William Driscoll
Apr 30, 2026
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Longi completes its fully integrated battery storage project in Europe Longi has completed grid connection and begun operations of its 13.75 MW/50.16 MWh BESS project in central Italy, while also launching a service centre in Madrid.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 29, 2026
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Chile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction The March 2026 Energy Sector Construction and Investment Projects Report, released by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, records 38 storage systems under construction, for 4,597 MW and 18,780 MWh.
Luis Ini
Apr 29, 2026
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Massive new $58.5 billion AI data center for Croatia to be anchored by 8 GWh BESS €50 billion Croatia AI campus by Pantheon Atlas pairs 500 MW solar with 8,000 MWh battery to meet hyperscale demand.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 29, 2026
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BW ESS, EDF ink 10-year floor for 1.2 GWh British battery The 350 MW/1,243 MWh Hams Hall Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in North Warwickshire is the longest duration battery EDF has contracted to date.
Marija Maisch
Apr 28, 2026

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Finance and construction updates from 2 GWh of US batteries Spearmint Energy has secured $252 million funding for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas, Trina is supplying a 371 MWh BESS in Houston, EDF has sourced long-term funding for an operational site in California, and Strata and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Inc. (PSEI) have broken ground on a solar-plus-storage project in Arizona.
Max Hall
Apr 25, 2025
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Metlen sells 1.61 GWh of Chilean batteries as part of storage and solar portfolio The battery energy storage systems (BESS) are under construction and their completion, due this year, will close the $815 million sale.
Luis Ini
Apr 25, 2025
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Adani Green secures deal for 1.25 GW of Indian pumped hydro The renewables business of airports-to-weapons conglomerate Adani was awarded the contract to develop the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) capacity by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd (UPPCL) in February.
Uma Gupta
Apr 24, 2025
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Construction starts on first big battery to directly connect to TenneT Netherlands network Dutch energy storage firm Return has started construction on the 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system in Waddinxveen, which will be the first project of the size to connect to the TenneT Netherlands high-voltage network in 2026. Vattenfall will manage and optimize half of the system’s capacity under an eight-year contract.
Marija Maisch
Apr 24, 2025
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Colbún chooses e-Storage for 912 MWh battery project in Chile Canadian Solar's e-Storage division secured the supply deal from Chilean utility Colbún for the Atacama-based project. Construction is slated to begin in June with the site to be operational in December 2026.
Luis Ini
Apr 24, 2025
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Spain’s Cegasa unveils its first utility-scale battery The Spanish manufacturer will exhibit the E/Xpand HV battery at the upcoming Smarter E show in Munich next month. It will showcase racks for commercial and industrial (C&I) and large-scale systems of up to 5 MWh.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Apr 24, 2025
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Western Australia completes installation of 2 GWh BESS near ageing coal-fired power plant In the shadow of the aging Collie coal-fired power plant scheduled to close by 2027, the installation of 640 containerised batteries at Collie, Western Australia, is now complete. The battery storage facility will start serving the grid later in 2025.
Ev Foley
Apr 24, 2025
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Plans for 3.4 GWh of storage across Scottish, English batteries Matrix Renewables wants to construct 1 GW/2 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Eccles and Kilmarnock, in Scotland, and Clearstone Energy has secured planning consent for a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS in Suffolk and a 400 MW/800 MWh site near Horsham.
Max Hall
Apr 23, 2025
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What California and Texas can learn from Australia’s energy storage boom Australia has positioned itself as a global laboratory for energy storage deployment.
Phoebe Skok
Apr 23, 2025

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