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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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California sets precedent by overriding local blockade to advance 1.2 GWh Soda Mountain BESS California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 30, 2026
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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.
Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley
Apr 30, 2026
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US grid operator PJM reopens interconnection process: 67 GW+ of storage in the queue Grid operator PJM has reopened its standard interconnection process to new generation projects, after closing the standard process to new applicants in 2022 to completely clear its backlog.
William Driscoll
Apr 30, 2026
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Longi completes its fully integrated battery storage project in Europe Longi has completed grid connection and begun operations of its 13.75 MW/50.16 MWh BESS project in central Italy, while also launching a service centre in Madrid.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 29, 2026
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Chile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction The March 2026 Energy Sector Construction and Investment Projects Report, released by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, records 38 storage systems under construction, for 4,597 MW and 18,780 MWh.
Luis Ini
Apr 29, 2026
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Massive new $58.5 billion AI data center for Croatia to be anchored by 8 GWh BESS €50 billion Croatia AI campus by Pantheon Atlas pairs 500 MW solar with 8,000 MWh battery to meet hyperscale demand.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 29, 2026
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BW ESS, EDF ink 10-year floor for 1.2 GWh British battery The 350 MW/1,243 MWh Hams Hall Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in North Warwickshire is the longest duration battery EDF has contracted to date.
Marija Maisch
Apr 28, 2026

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Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 13, 2025
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Tata Power, ONGC to explore Indian battery storage opportunities Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) have signed an agreement to jointly explore and identify commercial opportunities in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market.
Uma Gupta
Feb 13, 2025
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Australia’s residential battery installations rise 30% in 2024 Australia installed more than 28,000 residential batteries in 2024, a 30% increase from the previous year, according to a Clean Energy Council (CEC) platform that tracks renewable energy adoption.
Ev Foley
Feb 13, 2025
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Grid-forming-inverter-backed big batteries can raise renewables hosting capacity Researchers have recommended electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) consider grid-forming battery energy storage systems (BESS) to improve network stability and maximize system hosting capacity.
William Driscoll
Feb 12, 2025
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Fortum explores new pumped hydro storage oprtunities in Sweden The Finnish utility already has around 90 MW of installed pumped hydro storage capacity in Sweden.
Marija Maisch
Feb 11, 2025
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CIP breaks ground on 960 MWh battery in South Australia Danish renewables investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has started construction of a 240 MW/960 MWh battery energy storage project in South Australia. The system is expected to be operational in 2027.
David Carroll
Feb 11, 2025
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New approvals, contract awards for U.K. grid-scale battery projects Councils in Scotland and the English South West have approved batteries and US-based Black & Veatch said it has secured contracts for energy storage in unspecified north west England and Scottish sites.
Max Hall
Feb 11, 2025
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BW ESS, MIRAI partner on 1 GW of large-scale battery projects in Germany With the large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) fleet in Germany on the verge of unprecedented expansion, a new partnership is aiming to tap the energy storage potential of the country's south.
Marija Maisch
Feb 11, 2025
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Construction begins on Chile’s 312 MWh Huatacondo battery The project is the second developed in Chile under Japan's Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), which secures some of the resulting carbon emission reductions towards Japan's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the annual COP climate gathering.
Luis Ini
Feb 11, 2025

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