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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
13 hours ago
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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
18 hours ago
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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
20 hours ago
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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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Neoen energizes first phase of 2,240 MWh battery in Western Australia French renewable energy and storage developer Neoen has announced a new milestone for its massive Collie battery energy storage system being constructed in Western Australia with the successful energisation of the 219 MW / 877 MWh first stage.
David Carroll
Jul 16, 2024
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Retired steam plant in California home to 800 MWh of Tesla Megapacks One of the largest battery sites in the U.S., featuring 200 MW / 800 MWh of Tesla Megapacks, Arevon's Condor Energy Storage Project has repurposed a retired steam plant site to enhance grid stability in San Bernardino County, California.
Marija Maisch
Jul 15, 2024
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Desay Battery, Victory Giant Technology partner on China’s largest user-side energy storage project The project, located in Victory Giant Technology Industrial Park in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, is designed to have a capacity of 121MW / 630MWh, making it the largest commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage station in China.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 15, 2024
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Akaysha lands $650 million to fund 1,660 MWh Orana battery build Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy has secured a $650 million debt deal that will accelerate the development of what is to be the largest four-hour battery energy storage system in the Australian National Electricity Market.
David Carroll
Jul 15, 2024
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Somalia opens tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage plants Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has launched a tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage power plants to serve 46 education facilities in the southeast of the country. The deadline for bids is August 1.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 12, 2024
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Pumped storage: Planning for 1.5 GW in Scotland, new alliance for 500 MW in Italy, progress on 600 MW Scottish project Scottish energy storage company ILI Group has lodged plans for a major pumped hydro facility at a famous Scottish loch. Meanwhile, renewable energy developer Drax has appointed engineering firm Voith Hydro to move forward its plans to build a 600 MW project near Oban in Scottland. In Italy, Edison and Webuild have joined hands for a 500 MW pumped storage development.
Marija Maisch
Jul 12, 2024
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Hornsdale
Potential sites for battery energy storage systems identified in South Australia South Australian electricity transmission specialist ElectraNet has undertaken a high-level assessment to identify the potential of locations near land it controls as future sites for grid-scale battery energy storage systems.
Ev Foley
Jul 12, 2024
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Australian energy retailer inks offtake deal on 1040 MWh battery storage system Energy retailer Origin Energy has expanded its commitment to the Queensland-based Supernode hyperscale data centre and 250 MW, four-hour battery energy storage system with exclusivity for the full capacity of the project’s second stage.
Ev Foley
Jul 11, 2024
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Legal win for 150 MW UK BESS as safety objections ruled unreasonable  Local authority ruling quashed as planning inspector orders Swale Borough Council to pay developer’s legal costs, paving the way for one of the largest solar and storage projects in the United Kingdom. 
Matthew Lynas
Jul 11, 2024

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