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German municipality pioneers land pooling model for utility-scale BESS Much like grid connections, suitable areas for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be hard to come by. In Laichingen, Germany, local government and private landowners take a pooling approach from the wind sector to support battery storage deployment.

Sandra Enkhardt

Mar 31, 2026

Revenue streams

Matrix Renewables signs 500 MW battery optimization agreement with EDF Long-term agreement signed with EDF for 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Eccles, Scotland. Deal covers the first standalone battery developed by Matrix Renewables in the United Kingdom.

Mar 31, 2026

Finance

UK’s first community-owned solar battery seeks investors Low Carbon Hub plans to add battery energy storage system (BESS) to existing solar plant. The developer is offering shares in what’s thought to be the first community-owned co-located battery in the United Kingdom.

Mar 26, 2026

Finance

Brookfield, La Caisse acquiring Canada’s biggest BESS developer in $6.5 billion deal French-Canadian developer behind 1.2 GWh Hagersville BESS agrees to acquisition deal following review and board approval. New owners have pledged to invest in project pipeline for developer with international portfolio of solar, wind and BESS projects.

Mar 25, 2026

R&D

New cost-saving copper welding technique for battery cells revealed by Fraunhofer Resistance projection welding technique could unlock cost-effective copper interconnection potential. Described as a major opportunity for German battery manufacturers, the new approach to copper interconnections will now be used in commercial production.

Mar 20, 2026

Revenue streams

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.

Mar 20, 2026

Supply chain

Canadian Solar subsidiary inks 2.5 GWh BESS deal for US data center support E-storage will supply battery energy storage system (BESS) to major US utility with shipments expected to start in March 2027. Parent firm Canadian Solar says supply will “supporting data center grid infrastructure and resiliency.”

Mar 17, 2026

Auctions

Batteries awarded 1.22 GW in UK capacity market auction for 2029 delivery Provisional results show more than 100 battery energy storage systems (BESS) awarded capacity market contracts in latest T-4 auction for Great Britain’s energy grid, with the vast majority of BESS contracts awarded to new-build capacity.

Mar 11, 2026

Finance

CATL sold 661 GWh of lithium-ion batteries in 2025, reports profit growth Chinese energy storage giant reports increased revenue and profits in 2025. Significant new manufacturing capacity expected to be under construction by the end of the year.

Mar 09, 2026

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