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Project Applications ESS News

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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Second-life EV batteries get tick from US data center operator Solar-plus-storage gets a tick to directly supply data centers in this expansion of a microgrid deal that ties in second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Tristan Rayner
17 hours ago
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MĂĽnch Energie builds out Germany’s largest battery cluster, hands commercial side to Suena Germany's largest contiguous battery storage project is now live, with an 800 MWh target by year-end. A marketing agreement with Suena Energy covering 300 MWh of the portfolio, including the country's largest grid-drawing co-location asset, delivers the first part of the commercial picture.
Jochen Siemer, Tristan Rayner
19 hours ago
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Iberdrola secures key approval and beats objections for standalone 1 GWh four-hour BESS in Australia Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s plan to develop a 270 MW / 1,080 MWh battery energy storage system in northern New South Wales has received a boost with the state’s Independent Planning Commission giving its tick of approval.
David Carroll
23 hours ago
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Italy’s Ministry authorizes 467 MW of new BESS projects, Norway’s Statkraft a winner Seven projects spanning six Italian regions have cleared MASE's authorization process in rapid succession, adding nearly half a gigawatt of battery storage to the pipeline.
Massimiliano Tripodo, Tristan Rayner
Mar 24, 2026
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Why Rhythm Energy turned to Origin’s Kinergy for its Texas VPP ambitions In a first for North America, the Texas retailer is entering home battery aggregation, using Orign's Kinergy platform that comes out of Australia, along with interoperability specialist Intertrust. Co-founder Matthew Tolliver explains the choices, why residential batteries are the starting point, and the still strong friction in scaling VPPs.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 24, 2026
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India to reach 346 GWh of installed battery energy storage capacity by 2033 A new whitepaper projects India’s cumulative installed battery energy storage capacity to soar to 346 GWh by 2033, from currently less than 1 GWh. The report says the market is witnessing explosive growth, with a record 92 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the pipeline now.
Uma Gupta
Mar 23, 2026
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Why BESS insurers are sweating transformers and contractor errors over battery fires The BESS insurance risk profile is shifting. In an exclusive interview, Tokio Marine GX underwriter Michael Carrington explains why insurers are looking past battery fires and sweating over supply chain bottlenecks, high-voltage transformers, and costly EPC integration errors.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 20, 2026

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Long-term storage grows by 49% in 2025 despite the financing crisis A report by Wood Mackenzie indicates that the deployment of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies exceeded 15 GWh in 2025, but declining venture capital investment and falling lithium battery costs are hindering their commercial viability.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 10, 2026
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Base Power announces 100 MW residential storage program with CoServ in Texas The program, which is the largest of Base Power’s five utility collaborations, will deliver battery backup to an estimated 5,000 CoServ customers.
Ben Zientara
Mar 10, 2026
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Small 24/7 clean power commitments could cut costs for long-duration storage TU Berlin researchers say early demand for round-the-clock carbon-free electricity could help bring advanced energy technologies to market faster through technology learning effects. Grant funding for the research was provided by Google, which has since announced plans to build the world’s largest iron-air battery.
Matthew Lynas
Mar 09, 2026
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PPC, Metlen join hands to develop 3 GWh of battery storage in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy As Metlen confirmed to pv magazine, only 50 MWh of the announced pipeline will be located in Italy.
Marija Maisch, Sergio Matalucci
Mar 06, 2026
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Alfa Laval, IAE to deploy Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant The partners say the LAES system will liquefy up to 10 tons of air per day for long-duration grid balancing.
Vincent Shaw
Mar 05, 2026
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Energy China consortium wins 1 GWh Benban battery project in Egypt The project, described as Africa's largest standalone battery storage system, will have grid-forming capability.
Vincent Shaw
Mar 04, 2026
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Photoncycle raises investment, aims to bring long-duration hydrogen energy storage systems to homes in 2027 The Norwegian company wants to create long-duration storage options using excess solar to create hydrogen to store as ammonia for use in cold, dark winters.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 04, 2026
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World’s largest compressed air energy storage station now fully operational in China With 600 MW of installed capacity and 2,400 MWh of storage, the Huai'an Salt Cavern project is now the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility, surpassing the 300 MW/1,500 MWh project commissioned earlier this year that previously held the title.
Marija Maisch
Mar 04, 2026
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Solarig to operate and maintain Tesla Megapack 2 XL BESS systems in Chile The Spanish company becomes a Certified Service Provider for Tesla's battery storage systems in Chile, and will assume their operation and maintenance.
Luis Ini
Mar 04, 2026

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