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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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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
3 hours ago
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Balancing market opens to residential battery storage in Great Britain Metering rule changes mean residential batteries can now provide flexibility by trading in Great Britain’s balancing mechanism, alongside large-scale generators and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Heat pumps and EV chargers also covered by rule change.
Matthew Lynas
6 hours ago
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AGL begins commissioning first 250 MW of grid-forming Liddell battery in Australia The 1 GWh Liddell battery, supplied by Fluence, provides grid-forming support, and is entering commissioning on track for operation by June.
Ev Foley
8 hours ago
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Another big Romanian BESS deal: Sieyuan and Alive Capital agree on 2.5 GWh BESS deployments Another inked deal in Romania continues the battery energy storage system (BESS) build-out plans.
Tristan Rayner
8 hours ago
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Greenlit ESS: Form Energy scores Irish win with 1 GWh iron-air battery to come online in 2029 United States-based Form Energy will deploy its iron-air multi-day battery technology at the Ballynahone Energy Storage project in northwest Ireland. The battery's Irish developer said Ireland's first iron-air battery will ease renewable curtailment and stabilize the national grid.
Blathnaid O’Dea
9 hours ago
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Panasonic claims world’s first trial of cybersecurity monitoring for grid-scale BESS A Japanese joint-pilot will test grid-scale BESS with a range of local and remote attack vectors, with cybersecurity monitoring to watch for indications of anomalies.
Tristan Rayner
Mar 19, 2026
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Greece: 12 GW+ of merchant batteries wait for the green light as curtailments escalate Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.
Ilias Tsagas
Mar 19, 2026

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Sungrow to supply 1 GWh of battery storage for Sunterra RE’s solar parks in Bulgaria Sungrow is becoming a winner in Bulgaria as it secures another major supplier dear for its battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Tristan Rayner
Aug 04, 2025
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Spotlight on Ireland: Waiting for market maturity We continue our Spotlight Series with a focus on Ireland, where battery storage to support high levels of wind generation was once flourishing, but the route to market is now newly challenging.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 04, 2025
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India set to add 30 GW of storage by 2027, outpacing demand forecast India is projected to add 30 GW of new energy storage capacity by June 2027 through standalone and firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, according to a recent report by SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS). This could potentially push total capacity to 36 GW against 24 GW of estimated demand.
Uma Gupta
Aug 04, 2025
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Ark Energy plans to add on 2000 MWh battery storage to wind farm in Australia The eight-hour battery energy storage system would add 250 MW / 2000 MWh storage, one of the world's largest batteries, to a 335 MW wind farm
Tristan Rayner
Aug 04, 2025
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Saudi-backed FRV Australia reaches financial close on its biggest battery Saudi-backed Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Australia is advancing plans to build what will be its biggest battery project in the country after reaching a final investment decision on a 500 MWh energy storage system proposed for southern Victoria.
David Carroll
Aug 04, 2025
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Echogen and Westinghouse secure first grid-scale pumped thermal energy storage via MOU in Europe Echogen and Westinghouse will aim to store surplus hydropower using supercritical CO2, aiming to offer long-duration energy supply to Slovakia’s grid.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 01, 2025
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Trina Storage partnership to deploy GWh-scale BESS in Baltics As part of a long-term plan with Lithuanian company Stiemo, Trina Solar will deploy its Elementa 2 solution across three initial BESS projects with a combined storage capacity of 180 MWh.
Blathnaid O'Dea
Aug 01, 2025
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Fluence scores largest-ever contract: 2,000 MWh grid-forming battery in Australia for AGL Australian energy major, AGL, has reached final investment decision on the 500 MW / 2,000 MWh Tomago battery energy storage system in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, and has appointed energy storage company Fluence to deliver the project’s build.
Ev Foley
Aug 01, 2025
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Firstway Energy secures two more UK battery storage project planning approvals, 11 in past 12 months Two projects with a combined power capacity of 200 MW and two-hour duration have been approved in the UK.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 01, 2025

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