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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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Swiss startup’s subscription model offers lifetime guarantee for second-life batteries Switzerland startup Evolium Technologies' subscription-based business model offers residential battery owners a lifetime guarantee on second life batteries. The startup tests and remotely monitors each battery cell so it can alert customers when a cell is under-performing.
Blathnaid O’Dea
6 hours ago
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Georgia Power breaks ground on 1 GWh BESS near existing solar site Construction has begun on a 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Georgia. Burns & McDonnell has been contracted to build the battery which is scheduled for completion in 2027.
Blathnaid O’Dea
11 hours ago
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Drax completes Flexitricity purchase adding AI tools to its BESS operations FlexGen business director tells ESS News how acquiring optimizer can support company’s battery trading operations. The purchase comes as Drax increases exposure to the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market.
Matthew Lynas
Apr 01, 2026
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Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Apr 01, 2026
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President Aliyev switches on landmark Azerbaijan BESS project Head of state attends commissioning of key project in wider 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment program. The utility-scale BESS is expected to support a ramping up of renewables deployment in Azerbaijan.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Mar 31, 2026
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BBDF 2026 opening session: optimism, caution, and grid fees From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026, the first session focused on how the appetites of investors and stakeholders for battery projects is changing.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 31, 2026
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Construction underway at one of Poland’s largest battery storage projects Groundbreaking for utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) site follows success in capacity market auction, with multi-year revenue secured. R.Power developed project is expected to come online by end of 2026.
Matthew Lynas
Mar 31, 2026

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Spain plans first capacity market auctions for summer 2025 The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has opened consultation about a capacity mechanism to ensure security of electricity grid supply. The resulting capacity market would be expected to be operational in 2026.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 19, 2024
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Grenergy sells stake in Chile’s Oasis de Atacama project for close to billion dollars The portfolio sold to independent power producer (IPP) ContourGlobal includes 451 MW of solar and 2.5 GWh of storage.
Luis Ini
Dec 19, 2024
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Enel to retrofit battery storage at century-old pumped hydro storage plant The EU-backed battery energy storage system (BESS) will function as an additional energy reservoir, ensuring uninterrupted supply from the century-old facility in Italy's Bergamo province.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 19, 2024
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Utility-scale leads as Italy adds 4.4 GWh of energy storage in nine months Italy's cumulative 692,386 energy storage systems, installed by Sep. 30, 2024, had a total power output of 5,034 MW and storage capacity of 11,388 MWh, according to the National Federation of Electronic and Electrotechnical Companies (Anie).
Sergio Matalucci
Dec 18, 2024
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India to mandate energy storage for solar, wind projects India is likely to follow in the footsteps of China and mandate the inclusion of battery storage capacity for future wind and solar energy projects.
Marija Maisch
Dec 17, 2024
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California grants $42 million for Marine Corps Camp zinc-ion battery storage project Awarded by California’s Long Duration Energy Storage program, the grant will enable International Electric Power to install a 48 MWh of storage at one of the country’s busiest military installations.
Phoebe Skok
Dec 17, 2024
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European BESS: 105 MWh for Greece, 65 MWh for Switzerland Greece is getting four new battery energy storage systems (BESS) amounting to 105 MWh, while Germany's Intilion will develop 65 MWh for Switzerland's Primeo Energie. The UK's first transmission-connected co-located solar and BESS facility has contracted a new asset manager.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 17, 2024
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Another $299m for Grenergy’s vast Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage site in Chile The lenders who backed the first two phases of the solar-plus-storage mega site have offered further funds for the 230 MW solar and 1.3 GWh storage third stage.
Max Hall
Dec 17, 2024
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Reliance lands 1.86 GWh battery storage in Indian solar-plus-storage tender Reliance NU Suntech will develop the solar-plus-storage capacity on a build, own, operate basis. The project will supply electricity under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI).
Uma Gupta
Dec 17, 2024

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