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EU industrial strategy could slow BESS progress, association warns
Industrial Accelerator Act sets out domestic content rules for large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, including EU-made battery management system mandate. European Commission proposal to be debated by European Parliament and EU Council.
Mar 05, 2026
Battery storage awarded 576 MW in UK top-up capacity market auction
Battery energy storage system (BESS) and demand-side response assets both secure roughly 8% of capacity agreements, according to provisional results, but nuclear leads the pack in first UK capacity market auction of 2026. Results from larger T-4 auction expected later in the month, with generators and energy storage assets vying for multi-year contracts.
Philippines mandates energy storage for renewables plants over 10 MW
Department of Energy (DOE) order sets out new rules for mandatory energy storage, including a minimum capacity of at least 20% of the generating plant’s installed capacity. DOE also calls for energy storage systems (ESS) installations to have grid supporting capabilities, such as grid-forming inverters to help stabilize voltage and frequency.
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BESS operators can earn from idle capacity in new UK market
Electron and Tem claim new market will provide stable, recurring revenue for flexible energy assets such as battery energy storage systems (BESS), without sacrificing access to other markets. The companies say their new offer is the UK’s first physical-hedging market for managing renewable imbalance risk.
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Tolling agreement: Drax signs 500 MWh BESS deal with Fidra Energy
Latest tolling agreement in the UK BESS market is subject to a final investment decision by the third quarter of 2026. It forms part of a planned gigawatt-scale pipeline of BESS projects for Drax that combines its own assets and capabilities to optimize for third parties.
Zenobe more than doubles synthetic inertia capability with second grid-forming BESS in Scotland
Second UK battery system to deliver grid stability services, including synthetic inertia, using grid-forming inverters comes online. It follows commissioning of Zenobe’s Blackhillock project in northeast Scotland, the world’s first battery storage system to provide full active and reactive power services.
Boralex commissions its first BESS project in North America
Canadian developer commissions 320 MWh project in partnership with Ontario's Walpole Island First Nation community. The Sanjgon BESS is capable of four-hour continuous delivery to the grid at full power. The project uses 89 Tesla Megapack 2XL units.
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