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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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Fluence to supply Leag’s 4 GWh battery project in Germany, Europe’s largest to date The 1 GW / 4 GWh battery energy storage project will be Fluence’s largest single installation worldwide to date, utilizing the company’s latest Smartstack energy storage platform.
Marija Maisch
Nov 07, 2025
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Chile: 932 MWh grid-forming battery project moves ahead, 660 MWh battery energized at former coal plant site Engie Chile has completed the energization of its 660 MWh Tocopilla Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), while Trina Storage and Atlas Renewable Energy have advanced the 932 MWh Copiapó PV + BESS project – one of the largest grid-forming installations in Latin America.
Luis Ini
Nov 06, 2025
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Big batteries draw short straw in Australia’s Solar Sharer scheme: Rystad analysis Rystad Energy has released analysis of the federal government’s Solar Sharer scheme saying forecast increased demand from utility and household batteries and a slowdown of rooftop solar could boost utility renewables and coal via increased daytime demand, but impact gas and utility batteries.
Ev Foley
Nov 06, 2025
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Green Flexibility buys 500 MW of battery storage projects in Germany The framework agreement stipulates that Hamburg-based Hansa Battery will develop the projects up to the construction-ready stage. Green Flexibility will then assume responsibility for implementation and operation, as well as contribute financially to securing the necessary grid reservations.
Sandra Enkhardt
Nov 06, 2025
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The three biggest delays in battery energy storage system commissioning Distributed Energy Infrastructure offers three ways a battery project’s commissioning can be held up – and how to avoid these delays.
Daniel Spaizman
Nov 06, 2025
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Dubai expands storage in seventh phase of world’s largest solar park Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) says the seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will pair 2 GW of solar with 1.4 GW of storage, up from 1 GW, after receiving 49 expressions of interest under its 2050 clean energy plan.
Patrick Jowett
Nov 05, 2025
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Eco Stor breaks ground on Germany’s largest battery storage project The company is now building a 300 MW/714 MWh battery energy storage facility in Saxony-Anhalt. Eco Stor praises the solution-oriented collaboration with policymakers and grid operators on the project.
Sandra Enkhardt
Nov 05, 2025

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Global energy storage fleet to surpass 1 TW/3 TWh by 2033, WoodMac says According to the latest forecast from Wood Mackenzie, the global energy storage market (excluding pumped hydro) is on track to reach 159 GW/358 GWh by the end of 2024 and grow by more than 600% by 2033, with nearly 1 TW of new capacity expected to come online.
Marija Maisch
Jul 09, 2024
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320MW/640MWh battery to complement compressed air storage project in the Netherlands The battery development should monetise excess grid capacity and complement the 320 MW compressed air energy storage project developed by Groningen-based long duration energy storage specialist Corre Energy.
Marija Maisch
Jul 08, 2024
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BayWa seeks Australian government approval for combined 1.2 GWh of big batteries BayWa r.e. is seeking environmental approval for two proposed renewable energy projects in Australia, featuring up to 312 MW of generation and a combined 1.2 GWh of battery energy storage capacity.
David Carroll
Jul 08, 2024
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World’s first grid-scale, semi-solid-state energy storage project goes online The 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage project featuring lithium iron phosphate (LFP) solid-liquid hybrid cells was connected to the grid near Longquan, Zhejiang Province, China.
Marija Maisch
Jul 05, 2024
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Paper byproduct lignin’s potential for capacitors, sodium-ion batteries A research team at Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University of Jena have identified a potential way to make energy storage systems more sustainable using lignin waste from the timber industry.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jul 05, 2024
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Gresham House, Thurcroft battery storage site
Gresham House hits 1 GWh battery storage milestone through capacity upgrades  With 1 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, Gresham House's portfolio accounts for a significant proportion of the total UK storage fleet.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 05, 2024
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Interview with Trina Storage: We expect consolidation in the coming years In a recent interview with pv magazine Italia, Gabriele Buccini, head of utility storage at Trina Solar, talked about the company's vertical integration and its forecasts for the storage market. “There is enough capacity available to drive prices down in 2024 in an anomalous way,” Buccini said when talking about global battery energy storage production levels.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 05, 2024
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In Conversation: How cheap can battery storage get? Rapidly declining battery energy storage prices are on everyone’s lips, but rare are the ones who can say for how long costs can stay on a downward trajectory. pv magazine ESS News sat down with Taipei-based InfoLink Consulting to hear their take on the market developments.
Marija Maisch
Jul 04, 2024
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Canada’s B.C. Hydro to offer solar, battery rebates Homeowners in the Canadian province of British Columbia who install rooftop solar and battery energy storage systems will soon be able to apply for up to CAD 10,000 ($7,341) in rebates from electric utility B.C. Hydro.
Marija Maisch
Jul 04, 2024

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