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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
10 hours ago
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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
15 hours ago
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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
17 hours ago
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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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Australian utility-scale battery deployment surges past solar, wind – falls short of requirements Big BESS is booming Down Under, with almost 5 GW of projects under construction in 2024, according to Rystad Energy. While encouraging, the analyst reports that the volume remains insufficient to overcome growing rates of renewable curtailment. “We have around 3 GW operational at the moment, but about half of that is still in commissioning. So you still only have 1.5 GW on the market where the average load is 23 GW,” Rystad Energy’s David Dixon tells ESS News.
Jonathan Gifford
Dec 20, 2024
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Colombia’s first solar energy storage system operational Energy company Celsia has installed the 1 MW/2 MWh system at the Celsia Solar Palmira 2 PV farm in Valle del Cauca.
Luis Ini
Dec 20, 2024
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Boralex plans li-ion and vanadium flow hybrid in France, Acciona colocates new and second-life EV batteries in Spain Canada's Boralex will combine two battery types at an innovative site in France and Acciona Energía will study the performance of new, versus second-life, electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a stationary storage site in Badajoz, Spain.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 20, 2024
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Average Italian family can save $18,170 over 20 years with home solar and battery The calculation, by Senec Italia, considers families consuming 3.6 MWh per year at an electricity price of €0.35 ($0.36)/kWh rising at a 2% rate of inflation.
Lara Morandotti
Dec 20, 2024
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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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Tesla batteries at a solar facility
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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