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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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Enphase on how distributed energy assets could boost data centers With data center loads looming and residential batteries evolving from providing backup to becoming grid assets, Krapels argues the industry must move from the old idea of "save with solar" to "get Enphase, get paid."
Tristan Rayner
2 hours ago
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Buyers line up to take look at Australia’s Zen Energy solar and storage portfolio Renewable energy developer and retailer Zen Energy is up for sale with the Australian firm’s expanding portfolio of solar and energy storage projects and offtake agreements attracting interested from both local and international investors.
David Carroll
Jan 15, 2026
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Ibereólica announces three energy storage projects in Chile totaling 6.3 GWh The Spanish company will integrate them into the Antofagasta ERNC hybrid project, which comprises a wind farm and a photovoltaic plant, as well as the Cabo Leones III and Atacama wind farms.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jan 14, 2026
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Why thermal batteries can’t tap into US wholesale markets  Federal Power Act rules are blocking thermal batteries from monetizing curtailment in the US.
Phoebe Skok
Jan 14, 2026
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India: Engie secures solar-plus-600 MWh battery storage project, L&T to build 3 GW pumped storage project Engie has won its first solar-plus-storage project in India, while Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an order from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions to build the country's largest pumped hydro storage project.
Uma Gupta
Jan 14, 2026
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Grid-forming inverters significantly enhance grid stability, US national lab finds The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii, which deployed storage before grid-forming inverters became available, became a test case for diagnosing grid issues that can arise with older grid-following inverters, and how grid-forming inverters can stabilize a grid.
William Driscoll
Jan 14, 2026
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Investing in BESS in Europe: From market hurdles to C&I opportunities Energy services group Elevion, a subsidiary of Czech utility ČEZ, has several hundred million euros available for investment, with a significant share potentially earmarked for battery energy storage projects across Europe. Yet identifying the right opportunities remains anything but straightforward. ESS News spoke with Elevion CEO Jaroslav Macek to learn more.
Marija Maisch
Jan 13, 2026

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Illustration of geomechanical energy storage project
Texas to host 300 MW of geomechanical energy storage projects Quidnet Energy, a provider of geomechanical energy storage (GES) technology, has joined hands with distributed energy resources developer Hunt Energy Network to deliver 300 MW of storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid operating region.
Marija Maisch
May 30, 2024
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Large energy storage system
Teesworks, NatPower partner on 1 GW battery storage project in UK Teesworks, the operator of the largest industrial zone in the UK, has unveiled plans for the deployment of a 1,000 MW/4,000 MWh battery energy storage system in partnership with renewables developer NatPower SA.
Marija Maisch
May 30, 2024
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Aerial view of planned pumped hydro project
Evolution pushes ahead with 20 GWh pump hydro project Australian miner Evolution Mining is moving on a $7 billion plan to build a 2 GW / 20 GWh pumped hydro electricity generation facility in the pit of a 20-year-old gold mine in southeast Queensland.
David Carroll
May 30, 2024
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Solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan to build its first big battery Nur Bukhara Solar PV LLC FE, a project company owned by Masdar, will deliver a 63 MW battery energy storage system alongside a 250 MW solar plant in south-central Uzbekistan.
Patrick Jowett
May 29, 2024
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Workers installing battery
Network of 35 neighbourhood batteries taking shape in Australia Queensland government-owned energy company Energex is pushing ahead with the deployment of up to 35 pole- and ground-mounted community batteries in the city of Ipswich as it explores how to best store and reuse solar energy from the state’s approximately 1 million rooftop solar systems.
Ev Foley
May 29, 2024
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RWE limondale solar farm
RWE to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery German energy giant RWE has announced its investment decision to build a 50 MW/400 MWh battery project in New South Wales (NSW). Tesla will supply its Megapack batteries for the project with commissioning planned for late 2025.
Marija Maisch
May 28, 2024
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Sonnen battery
California is now a batteries-based rooftop solar market About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.
Ryan Kennedy
May 24, 2024
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Gravity storage
Enel, Energy Vault build 18 MW/36 MWh of US gravity storage Energy Vault and Enel have revealed plans to build 18 MW/36 MWh of gravity storage in the United States. They say that the project will be the first large-scale gravity energy storage in a Western country.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
May 24, 2024
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Darling downs power station
Origin Energy unveils plans for 2 GWh battery in Australia Australian energy giant Origin Energy has revealed plans to build what could be the biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Queensland, as it continues the expansion of its renewable energy generation and storage portfolio.
David Carroll
May 21, 2024

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