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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
8 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
12 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
14 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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Australia’s batteries surf revenue wave on back of volatile power prices Investments in battery storage within Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) are increasingly profitable due to higher power price volatility and changing market dynamics, according to the latest report by Wood Mackenzie. Going forward, four-hour storage systems are projected to have fastest return on investment.
Marija Maisch
Dec 12, 2024
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Husk Power launches ‘minigrid-in-a-box’ solution Husk Power says Prism, its new containerized “minigrid-in-a-box” solution, allows it to deploy minigrids at a rate of one per day with the same resources.
Uma Gupta
Dec 12, 2024
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Japan to build virtual power plant using American energy storage technology Canon Marketing Japan is using Lightergy's energy storage technology for its planned virtual power plant (VPP). Japan's electricity grid is highly dependent on imports, and the deal will create a channel for Canada to import products to Japan.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 11, 2024
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Brazilian regulator Aneel opens new consultation on energy storage rules Brazilian electricity regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) has suggested energy storage sites not pay charges for both charging and discharging into the grid and that such facilities should benefit from revenue stacking.
Lívia Neves
Dec 11, 2024
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Nostromo lands $305m loan guarantee for VPP project with ice storage The loan is intended to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) consisting of up to 193 cold thermal energy storage (TES) installations at commercial buildings across California.
Anne Fischer
Dec 11, 2024
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Australia’s CIS Tender 1 catalyzes 3.6 GWh of colocated storage Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has selected 19 projects which will provide 6.38 GW of clean energy generation capacity. Among them, eight hybrid projects will also bring 3.6 GWh of energy storage capacity.
Ev Foley
Dec 11, 2024
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New milestone for Australia’s 100 MW vanadium flow battery Project Lumina Vanadium producer Australian Vanadium’s subsidiary VSUN Energy’s vanadium flow battery Project Lumina has progressed with the appointment of service providers GenusPlus Group, Sedgman, and Austrian company CellCube.
Ev Foley
Dec 10, 2024
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Huawei bags 4.5 GWh battery storage deal for Philippines Terra Solar project With the latest deal, the Philippines has procured cumulative 6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) within days.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2024
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India’s 2 GW solar-plus-4 GWh storage tender attracts price of $0.04/kWh Developers had to commit to 500 kW/2 MWh of energy storage for each megawatt of solar generation capacity they secured. The storage capacity could be contracted out to third parties, however.
Uma Gupta
Dec 10, 2024

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