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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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Why Rhythm Energy turned to Origin’s Kinergy for its Texas VPP ambitions In a first for North America, the Texas retailer is entering home battery aggregation, using Orign's Kinergy platform that comes out of Australia, along with interoperability specialist Intertrust. Co-founder Matthew Tolliver explains the choices, why residential batteries are the starting point, and the still strong friction in scaling VPPs.
Tristan Rayner
2 hours ago
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India to reach 346 GWh of installed battery energy storage capacity by 2033 A new whitepaper projects India’s cumulative installed battery energy storage capacity to soar to 346 GWh by 2033, from currently less than 1 GWh. The report says the market is witnessing explosive growth, with a record 92 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the pipeline now.
Uma Gupta
Mar 23, 2026
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Why BESS insurers are sweating transformers and contractor errors over battery fires The BESS insurance risk profile is shifting. In an exclusive interview, Tokio Marine GX underwriter Michael Carrington explains why insurers are looking past battery fires and sweating over supply chain bottlenecks, high-voltage transformers, and costly EPC integration errors.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 20, 2026
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Balancing market opens to residential battery storage in Great Britain Metering rule changes mean residential batteries can now provide flexibility by trading in Great Britain’s balancing mechanism, alongside large-scale generators and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Heat pumps and EV chargers also covered by rule change.
Matthew Lynas
Mar 20, 2026
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AGL begins commissioning first 250 MW of grid-forming Liddell battery in Australia The 1 GWh Liddell battery, supplied by Fluence, provides grid-forming support, and is entering commissioning on track for operation by June.
Ev Foley
Mar 20, 2026
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Another big Romanian BESS deal: Sieyuan and Alive Capital agree on 2.5 GWh BESS deployments Another inked deal in Romania continues the battery energy storage system (BESS) build-out plans.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 20, 2026
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Greenlit ESS: Form Energy scores Irish win with 1 GWh iron-air battery to come online in 2029 United States-based Form Energy will deploy its iron-air multi-day battery technology at the Ballynahone Energy Storage project in northwest Ireland. The battery's Irish developer said Ireland's first iron-air battery will ease renewable curtailment and stabilize the national grid.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Mar 20, 2026

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Australian distributed battery rollout gets political As a federal election draws nearer, the ways in which much-needed batteries in Australia’s electricity distribution network are incentivised is becoming highly political. With the rollout of community battery projects supported by the federal government underway, industry insiders are hoping that politicians settle on measures that will make distributed battery adoption mainstream.
Jonathan Gifford
Mar 06, 2025
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EU launches real-time dashboard for energy storage expansion The aim of the European Energy Storage Inventory is to record all European energy storage projects by status – in operation, planned and under construction – by location and by technology. Most projects have been recorded in Germany so far.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 06, 2025
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Greece’s Metlen to build 2.5 GWh of Chilean batteries In addition to three engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, Metlen Energy & Metals is investing in its 1,607 MWh Mesembria battery energy storage system (BESS), scheduled for completion this year.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 06, 2025
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Australia’s Quinbrook readies eight-hour BESS rollout for 24/7 renewable power Green investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners will deploy at least 3 GW of eight-hour-duration battery energy storage systems (BESS) nationwide as it seeks to realize 24/7, cheap, renewable power.
David Carroll
Mar 06, 2025
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Alabama’s first utility-scale battery planned on former coal site The proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) will be a standalone lithium iron phosphate (LFP) facility with a power output of 150 MW and energy storage capacity of 300 MWh.
Anne Fischer
Mar 05, 2025
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Germany’s first tolled BESS secures project financing The 209 MWh Stendal battery energy storage project is expected to be fully operational by early 2026, one year before its seven-year tolling agreement comes into effect.
Marija Maisch
Mar 05, 2025
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Indian utility tenders for 500 MWh of batteries Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd is tendering for 125 MW/500 MWh of batteries in the state of Bihar. Some INR 1.35 billion ($15.5 million) of central government viability gap funding (VGF) is available to support developers.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025
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‘Italy is Europe’s most interesting battery market’ Analyst Aurora Energy Research tells pv magazine Italia 3 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) are at an advanced stage in Italy and expected online within three years.
Sergio Matalucci
Mar 05, 2025
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Accelerating pumped hydro energy storage in India A white paper by French energy company EDF has called for a loosening of permitting processes and tender eligibility to attract the international investors it says are needed to install the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites the nation needs.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025

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