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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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Hungary launches grants for residential battery storage The HUF 100 billion Home Energy Storage Program is now open, offering simple online applications and guaranteed balance protection even if the inverter needs to be replaced. Priority will be given to households that sell all their solar electricity to the grid or will do so by the end of 2030, as well as residents of small rural settlements with fewer than 5,000 people.
Marija Maisch
27 minutes ago
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Merus Power to deliver 80 MWh grid-forming battery for extreme Arctic conditions The project will feature Merus Power's proprietary modular battery technology designed to withstand extreme Arctic conditions and enhance grid stability.
Marija Maisch
3 hours ago
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Swedish–French partnership aims for 200 MW of battery projects in France Swedish company Ingrid Capacity and French developer Wattmen have entered into a co-development agreement to deploy 200 MW of battery energy storage systems in France. The first projects are expected to be ready for construction by 2026-2027.
Gwenaelle Deboutte
5 hours ago
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Indonesia to announce new government regulation to encourage BESS, hydrogen in remote locations A forthcoming decree is expected to unlock battery‑driven hybrid projects across remote power systems with a 10 MW threshold being established.
Tristan Rayner
6 hours ago
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US Round-Up: NineDot closes $431M financing for NYC, e-STORAGE inks 503 MWh Texas deal, FlexGen brings 174 MW online The flurry of US news in this round-up include's NineDot Energy's funding for NYC community storage, e-STORAGE partnering with Sunraycer in ERCOT, FlexGen reaches commissioned project for Alliant Energy, and Ameresco finalizes tax credit transfers for its storage portfolio.
Tristan Rayner
7 hours ago
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Grenergy powers up another 1.1 GWh of storage at Oasis de Atacama in Chile The facility represents Phase IV of the Oasis de Atacama project, sold last September to funds managed by CVC DIF. The full complex is slated to reach 2 GW of solar capacity and 11 GWh of battery storage.
Luis Ini
Feb 10, 2026
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Byhmgard pushes further into Finland with second major BESS deal announced Stockholm-based Byhmgard announced today that it signed a new deal to deliver four battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to projects in Finland for Finnish company Solarigo Systems Oy (Solarigo). It’s the second deal between the parties: the newly announced order value for 21 MWh of projects, with projected revenue for Byhmgard of just over $3.6 […]
Tristan Rayner
Feb 09, 2026

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India’s NHPC awards 1.2 GW of solar-plus-storage at $0.036/kWh India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has allocated 1.2 GW of solar and 600 MW/1.2 GWh of energy storage projects at an average tariff of INR 3.09 ($0.036)/kWh.
Uma Gupta
Jan 24, 2025
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Eos battery with an American flag.
FlexGen secures $75m credit facility, partners with zinc battery maker Eos North Carolina-based FlexGen, which is joining forces with aqueous zinc battery maker Eos Energy Enterprises, secured the credit line from four banks, led by JP Morgan.
Max Hall
Jan 23, 2025
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Polish utility selects LG Energy Solution to build 900 MWh battery The Polish unit of the Korean battery maker won the project tender offering the price of PLN 1.555 billion ($384 million).
Marija Maisch
Jan 23, 2025
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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.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 23, 2025
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AMEA Power selects partners for 300 MWh BESS project in Egypt The project will pioneer the use of a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Egypt.
Marija Maisch
Jan 23, 2025
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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.
Patrick Jowett
Jan 23, 2025
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Powerco trials New-Zealand-first power pole mounted batteries New Zealand distributor Powerco is trialing five low-voltage pole-mounted battery energy storage systems (BESS) on power poles in the North Island community of Tauranga.
Ev Foley
Jan 23, 2025
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MACSE auction: A game changer for Italy’s energy storage sector With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported by the Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) and found that in certain cases expected returns exceed 9%, providing a high level of revenue security. However, as Aurora’s Maddalena Cerreto tells ESS News, there are also zones where the expected profitability of merchant investments outcomes the MACSE ones.
Marija Maisch
Jan 22, 2025
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X-Elio plans Australian 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-and-battery project The Canadian-owned Spanish developer has lodged an application with the Australian federal government seeking approval to build a 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Queensland’s North Burnett region.
David Carroll
Jan 22, 2025

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