Projects & Applications
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Latest News
Advertisement
Recurrent Energy confirms 1 GWh BESS will be co-located with oversized UK solar plant
Planning consent for Tillbridge Solar Project was granted by the UK government in October 2025. The site was approved with a 500 MW grid connection, suggesting the 1 GWh BESS will support PV capacity overbuild to spread generation throughout the day.
Advertisement
All Projects & Applications news
Australian grid operator turns to batteries, synchronous condensors to safeguard system strength
Transgrid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission network in the Australian state of New South Wales, is looking at rolling out up to 14 synchronous condensers and 4.8 GW of batteries with ‘grid forming’ capability to protect and strengthen the security and stability of the electricity grid as coal-fired power plants retire and more renewables come online.
Elements Green’s 360 MW/720 MWh battery storage project secures green light
UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured planning consent for its Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the UK. The system will be colocated with a massive 800 MW solar farm.
Advertisement
In Conversation: Weight – a new challenge for BESS in Europe
Driven by the demand for higher efficiency and cost reduction, large-scale battery energy storage systems are increasigly featuring higher capacity cells. This has given rise to new challenges on the logistics front, particularly on the European soil. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Trina Storage at last week's Smarter E show to discuss this.
Global Battery Alliance launches Battery Passport pilots
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has just launched the second wave of its Battery Passport pilots, which includes 11 pilot consortia. This second wave will establish the Minimum Viable Product of the GBA Battery Passport with a product-level ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) score.
Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing
In the USA, the 1,200 MWh Papago Storage project will dispatch enough power to serve 244,000 homes for four hours a day with the e-Storage SolBank high-cycle lithium-ferro-phosphate battery energy storage solution. Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. has secured $513 million in project financing for its Papago Storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Advertisement
Australian vehicle-to-grid trial gets $3.2 million boost
Amber Electric has received a $3.2 million (USD 2.3 million) grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) toward their $7.7 million electric vehicle (EV) smart charging and bi-directional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) software solution trial. One thousand customers across Australia will participate in the trial over the next two years with the V2G scope expected to begin in mid-2025.
BESS, deep learning simulations: decrease in wholesale price variability
Donato Leo is the author of a study on the relationship between photovoltaics, batteries and wholesale energy prices in Italy. Leo's deep learning simulations suggest changes in energy prices as installed battery capacity increases.
Advertisement