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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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Toki Power secures 300 MWh standalone BESS in Romania The company says the battery energy storage system, set to be operational by the end of next year, will allow it to offer its partners with renewable assets balancing and route-to-market services.
Patrick Jowett
Dec 12, 2025
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Hungary announces residential battery energy storage subsidy program The government is launching a HUF 100 billion ($303 million) residential energy storage program to help families with solar panels achieve long-term energy self-sufficiency.
Marija Maisch
Dec 11, 2025
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Texas electric utility co-op taps networked residential batteries for outage protection The residential battery program, which deploys Base Power’s 11.4 kW/25 kWh battery systems, is designed to provide affordable, whole-home backup for members of Farmers Electric Cooperative while also delivering grid-balancing services to the wider region.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 11, 2025
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German energy company moves ahead with 800 MWh battery storage project Energy company Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has announced its large-scale battery storage facility, to be built at the site of a former nuclear power plant in southwestern Germany, will be developed without government subsidies.
Sandra Enkhardt
Dec 11, 2025
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Rystad: 15-minute trading intervals boost BESS profits in Europe by 14% on average Europe’s move to 15-minute spot-market intervals, effective Oct. 1, is altering the economics of battery storage, with Rystad Energy estimating that BESS profits in some countries have increased by over 20%.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2025
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What to know about ERCOT’s new RTC+B program Under the real-time co-optimization structure, batteries will be recognized as both generators and loads.
Phoebe Skok
Dec 10, 2025
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Neoen begins building 1.2 GWh third stage of Australia’s mega battery The developer said once Stage 3 becomes operational, the Western Downs battery will contribute a combined 845 MW / 2,300 MWh of storage capacity in support of the state of Queensland’s energy transition.
David Carroll
Dec 10, 2025

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Retrofitting batteries increases solar plant revenue 29%, to 81% In areas with high population density or abundant solar energy, adding one to four hours of battery storage to a solar power facility can significantly increase site revenue. However, the added value diminishes with storage capacities exceeding four hours.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Nov 01, 2024
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Cuyumillaco 450 MWh battery enters environmental permitting stage in Chile The $200 million solar-plus-storage site is planned in the Maule region.
Luis Ini
Oct 31, 2024
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ILI Group receives consent for 200 MW battery storage project in Scotland The UK's rapidly growing storage market continues to expand with planning approval for a major new Scottish project.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 30, 2024
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ACWA Power signs $1.78B in global energy deals The deals were signed on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative (FII8) in Saudi Arabia, and concern projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council, China, Central Asia and North Africa.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 30, 2024
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Origin begins construction of 240 MW / 1,030 MWh stage of Eraring big battery Origin Energy previously approved the financing to construct the second-stage 240 MW / 1,030 MWh four-hour duration grid-forming battery at Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, in Australia which boosted the site’s energy storage to over 2 GWh.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 30, 2024
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Green Gravity MOU signing
2GWh gravitational energy storage project earmarked for mine in Mount Isa, Australia Green Gravity will look to repurpose shafts in two Queensland copper mines scheduled to close in 2025, to store renewable energy.
Ev Foley
Oct 30, 2024
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Munich Re asset manager buys 231 MWh battery storage project in North Rhine-Westphalia MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re and Ergo Group, has acquired the shares in a ready-to-build battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Metelen. SMA Altenso will provide engineering, procurement, and construction and operations and maintenance services for the battery park, which is scheduled to go online in the second half of 2025.
Petra Hannen, Max Hall
Oct 30, 2024
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EIB backs Red Electrica’s 3.5 GWh pumped storage-desalination plant in Gran Canaria The EUR 300 million ($324 million) loan will finance the construction and commissioning of the Salto de Chira reversible pumped storage hydroelectric power plant that Red Eléctrica, a subsidiary of Redeia, is building in Gran Canaria.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 29, 2024
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UK’s Low Carbon sells 6 GW Dutch battery storage portfolio The supersized portfolio of battery energy storage projects in various development stages will help balance supply and demand on the Dutch saturated grid under the baton of its new owner, S4 Energy.
Marija Maisch
Oct 29, 2024

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