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Project Applications ESS News

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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Australia’s Akaysha Energy aims at Germany with new development partnership with Copenhagen Energy Akaysha makes a sizable move into Germany as it continues to grow its battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 17, 2026
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New vehicle to invest €150 million into French BESS Corsica Sole and Banque des Territoires plan to deploy a portfolio of high-voltage projects on the RTE network representing a total capacity of nearly 2 GWh in France by 2029. To support this ambition, a target investment envelope of up to 150 million euros has been put in place.
Gwenaelle Deboutte
Apr 17, 2026
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Centrica has a very good week in Sweden, optimizing 110 MW of BESS Centrica is building and optimizing in Sweden, with 110 MW added to its portfolio via three BESS projects this week.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 16, 2026
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UK government demands no more connection offer delays, mulls BESS oversupply options Letter to industry acknowledges delays, describes battery storage oversupply as an “emerging risk.” Measures under consideration include a new fee for oversubscribed technologies, such as BESS.
Matthew Lynas
Apr 16, 2026
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RWE withdraws 99.9 MW solar-plus-storage project in UK on grid constraints RWE has scrapped its 99.9 MW Butterfly solar‑plus‑storage project in Wales after determining that grid connection availability made it unviable, in a move that comes amid sharply rising connection demand and mounting pressure on the United Kingdom’s queue reform process.
Brian Publicover
Apr 16, 2026
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Chile round-up: Approval for 1,409 MWh Black BESS project, Enel Chile begins Azabache BESS build The autumn season in Chile is not slowing down projects, with construction beginning at one site, and a new project approved for nearly 2 GWh of storage across the pair.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 15, 2026
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Construction begins at Neoen’s six-hour duration battery in Australia’s far west Western Australia’s energy transition has reached another milestone with construction of the 164 MW / 905 MWh Muchea battery project – the state’s first six-hour grid-scale battery – moving from “concept to reality.”
David Carroll
Apr 15, 2026

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Synergy completes 800 MWh Kwinana battery in Western Australia Western Australia’s state-owned gentailer Synergy has completed the installation of Kwinana battery Stage 2, and together with Stage 1 will power 450,000 Perth households for up to four hours.
Ev Foley
Nov 28, 2024
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UK’s Enso Energy hails successful appeal for solar-plus-storage project A decision by a representative of the United Kingdom's previous government, to block plans for a 49.9 MW solar farm plus battery energy storage, appears to have been reversed by the Labour administration.
Max Hall
Nov 27, 2024
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Italy adds 1.74 GW during Jan-Oct, reaches record 12 GWh of energy storage From January to the end of October 2024, Italy added 1.74 GW of storage system projects.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Nov 27, 2024
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US Energy Department $290m loan guarantee for Sunwealth virtual power plant The conditional loan guarantee will help deploy up to 1,000 solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a virtual power plant across up to 27 states.
Anne Fischer
Nov 27, 2024
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Webasto harnesses second life batteries for its German site Christian Gallner, plant manager at Webasto's Schierling battery manufacturing site, said the decision to power the plant using second-life batteries was an important part of its commitment to the circular economy.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 27, 2024
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Trina seeks approval for 1 GWh battery project in Australia Chinese giant Trina Solar has lodged plans to build a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Victoria as part of a broader strategy that aims to deliver more than 6.5 GW of renewables generation and storage in Australia.
David Carroll
Nov 27, 2024
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Alpiq acquires 200 MWh French BESS project from Harmony Energy The Swiss utility has acquired one of France's largest battery energy storage system (BESS) projects and plans further acquisitions in Switzerland, Germany, France and the Nordics. 
Marija Maisch
Nov 26, 2024
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Engie signs Australian ‘virtual battery’ deal with Neoen Renewables developer Engie has signed a “virtual battery” deal with fellow French company Neoen that will allow it access to a 40 MW slice of the Victoria Big Battery's total scale.
David Carroll
Nov 26, 2024
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EU expects battery pack price of less than $100/kWh by 2026/27 The prediction was included in the "Battery technology in the European Union: 2024 status report on technological development, trends, value chains and markets" report, by the EU Clean Energy Technology Observatory (CETO).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Nov 26, 2024

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