Projects & Applications
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 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.
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.
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.
Greece: 12 GW+ of merchant batteries wait for the green light as curtailments escalate
Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.
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Brazil installed 269 MWh of energy storage in 2024, Pará the most attractive state
Consultancy Greener has estimated the state of Pará offers the most potential for battery rollout because of its high energy tariff. A report issued by the consultant also highlighted the big savings agribusiness could make by using batteries instead of diesel.
Pexapark: European BESS marketplace maturing as sophisticated contracts go mainstream
Utility-scale batteries are beginning to “flatten” the renewable energy production curve in parts of Europe, enabled by financial structures such as tolling and floor contracts, reports Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) advisory Pexapark. The Swiss company acquired RenewaFi this week, gaining a foothold in the U.S. marketplace.
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Meet Scale Energy, the startup building Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network
Scale Energy has secured a EUR 2 million equity investment to build what it claims will be Europe’s largest decentralized battery energy storage network. The Berlin-based startup’s CEO and co-founder Elias Aruna told ESS News its business case rests on deploying its system on grid connection sites belonging to industrial customers, without their investment, and then sharing the profits with the customer.
Australian battery projects advance 1.8 GWh of storage capacity
EnergyAustralia is planning a 350 MW/1.4 GWh project next to its Jeeralang gas-fired power station, in Victoria, and Acen is constructing a 200 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) next to its New England solar farm, in New South Wales (NSW).
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