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Project Applications ESS News

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.
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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Panasonic claims world’s first trial of cybersecurity monitoring for grid-scale BESS A Japanese joint-pilot will test grid-scale BESS with a range of local and remote attack vectors, with cybersecurity monitoring to watch for indications of anomalies.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 19, 2026
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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.
Ilias Tsagas
Mar 19, 2026

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Acme Solar’s 680 MW renewables, energy storage Indian tender win The Indian developer has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) from state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. for firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) from 680 MW of project capacity.
Uma Gupta
Jan 28, 2025
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US flow battery makers discuss life under Trump ESS News spoke to Matt Harper, from vanadium flow battery (VFB) maker Invinity, and Eugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy, which uses a water-based electrolyte in its aqeous organic quinone redox flow batteries.
Max Hall
Jan 27, 2025
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Gran Canaria launches sports arena battery tender for $1.5 million The project will be hybridized with 770 kW of solar, inaugurated in December 2023, in a bid to stage clean energy sporting events.
Jose Pedrosa
Jan 27, 2025
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New York’s NineDot secures funds for 400 MWh of urban batteries The New York City (NYC)-based developer of urban, "community-scale" battery energy storage systems (BESS) has landed a $65 million finance package from lenders led by the US' First Citizens Bank.
Max Hall
Jan 27, 2025
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ESA secures permit for 600 MWh battery in Michigan The clean energy developer highlighted the difficulties of navigating township and state-wide regulations in order to land a "first of its kind" approval, in Midland Township.
Max Hall
Jan 24, 2025
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Wondrwall debuts AI-powered, residential battery storage system UK startup Wondrwall has developed an all-in-one residential battery energy storage system, offering up to 25.6 kWh of energy storage capacity.
Lior Kahana
Jan 24, 2025
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China switches on 1 GW of PV on salt-alkali tidal flats, paired with 400 MWh of energy storage Huadian Group and PowerChina have activated a 1 GW solar project on salt-alkali tidal flats in China’s Shandong province, paired with 200 MW/400 MWh of storage. The facility features PV modules installed above brine pools.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 24, 2025
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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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