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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
Apr 30, 2026
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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
Apr 30, 2026
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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
Apr 30, 2026
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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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Masdar to develop 1 GW wind, 600 MWh battery project in Kazakhstan The investment agreement for what is set to be Masdar's inagural project in Kazakhstan was signed on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Marija Maisch
Nov 13, 2024
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Australian agrivoltaic project to pair with 500 MWh battery Elgin Energy is planning a 125 MW agrivoltaic farm and 500 MWh battery energy storage system near the rural town of Morven, 560 kilometres southwest of Sydney.
Ev Foley
Nov 13, 2024
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Testing to start on 100 MWh sand-based thermal battery in Finland Finnish startup Polar Night Energy is building an industrial-scale thermal energy storage system in southern Finland. The 100-hour, sand-based storage system will use crushed soapstone, a by-product from a fireplace manufacturer, as its storage medium.
Marija Maisch
Nov 13, 2024
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Off-grid solar-plus-battery systems bring power to Brazil’s isolated communities Energisa has led installation of solar-plus-storage microsystems to replace diesel for an indigenous village and riverside community via the government's Luz para Todos (Light for All) program.
Alessandra Neris
Nov 13, 2024
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Spain’s Rolwind gets environmental nod for 885 MWh standalone battery Rolwind says it has secured the first favorable environmental impact statement (EIS) for a standalone energy storage project in Spain granted by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Nov 13, 2024
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IndiGrid teams with British, Norwegian funds on $300m Indian battery, grid transmission portfolio IndiGrid, British International Investment (BII), and Norfund have launched the $300 million EnerGrid platform to develop transmission and standalone battery energy storage system projects.
Uma Gupta
Nov 13, 2024
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EsVolta secures $110m for 300 MWh battery in California The energy storage facility, in San Jose, will provide resource adequacy support to utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).
Ryan Kennedy
Nov 13, 2024
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Germany: Bavaria inaugurates 200 MWh battery as Baden-Württemberg prepares for big energy storage site Swiss battery developer MW Storage has built a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Arzberg, Bavaria, and German utility EnBW is planning a 100 MW/100 MWh project at the Marbach gas-fired power plant.
Sandra Enkhardt, Jochen Siemer
Nov 12, 2024
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Chile: Sphera Energy preps 300 MWh battery site, Prevalon Energy secures 310 MWh order Sphera's Dorado Energy Storage System, in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins region, would cost an estimated $45 million. Meanwhile, Prevalon Energy, a battery storage spin-out from Mitsubishi Power Americas, has secured an order from Innergex Renewable Energy to supply two new projects.
Luis Ini, Marija Maisch
Nov 12, 2024

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