Drax Group acquires 260MW 2-hour BESS portfolio
Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling...
Greenvolt secures €35 million financing for Danish hybrid project
The Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power, has signed a €35 million project finance agreement with Ringkjøbing Landbobank to finance the construction and operation of...
Schneider Electric launches battery energy storage solution
Schneider Electric, today announces the launch of its local battery energy storage solution, Schneider Boost Pro, across Europe. The new solution helps both commercial...
Lithium-ion loses innovation lustre while other battery technologies boom
Global innovation investment in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has fallen for the first time since 2015, according to the latest patent data* reported by...
Harnessing wind power with long-duration storage technology
Innovation in energy storage for wind power generation has reached an all-time high according to the latest patent data* reported by Appleyard Lees.
This latest...
GridBeyond and ABB highlight BESS
ABB and GridBeyond have jointly released a new white paper highlighting the role of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and energy optimisation in accelerating the...
R.Power to divest 200MW/400MWh ready-to-build BESS in Romania
R.Power has launched the divestment process of one of its Romanian ready-to-build BESS projects — a 200MW/400MWh facility. The sale is part of the...
Donated solar PV and battery system powers life-saving treatment at frontline hospital in Ukraine
A frontline hospital in northeastern Ukraine is now equipped with a reliable and resilient power supply thanks to a newly installed solar PV and...
New guide highlights full potential of BESS in construction
Aggreko has released a guide for construction managers which demystifies common misconceptions surrounding battery energy storage systems (BESS) and highlights the extent of the...
Green Hedge sells 100MW German battery storage project to Econergy International
Green Hedge Infra GmbH, developer of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects focused on the German market, has sold its first Ready-to-Build battery...
ADE shares its hot takes from Solar & Storage Live 2025
This year’s Solar & Storage Live exhibition saw more than 20,000 visitors, 500 exhibitors and 250 speakers join together at the NEC in Birmingham...
Sungrow and ENGIE complete first 400MWh of Europe’s largest battery storage project
Sungrow, leading PV inverter and energy storage system (ESS) provider, today announced the successful grid connection of the first 400MWh of ENGIE’s 200MW/800MWh battery...
Volvo selected for mobile and industrial energy storage in Asia-Pacific
Taiwan-based SEETEL New Energy has chosen Volvo Penta’s battery systems for energy storage to power its mobile fast-charging solutions in Asia Pacific with applications...
Greenvolt sells a 112MW energy storage project in Poland to DRI
Greenvolt Power has concluded an agreement for the sale of a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Kozienice, Poland.
The project, with a capacity...
EDF to optimise Verdant Energy’s solar and battery portfolio
EDF has signed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) optimisation and Contract for Difference (CfD) Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Verdant Energy, a co-located solar...
Super battery projects enter final Ofgem assessment stage
Ofgem is today (Tuesday 23 September) confirming the 77 projects entering the final assessment stage of a government-driven ‘super battery’ support scheme designed to...
€14 million in pre-seed funding for redox flow technology
Swiss startup Unbound Potential has completed a pre-seed financing round of €14.4 million. This high level of funding at such an early stage of...
From backup to business-critical: The rise of battery packs in resilience planning
By Alex Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer, Alexander Battery Technologies
When Spain and Portugal were hit by a peninsula-wide blackout in April 2025, a widescale crisis...
EDF signs long-term optimisation deal with Fidra Energy for UK’s largest battery storage project
EDF has agreed a partnership with Fidra Energy, backed by EIG, to manage and optimise two large battery storage units at the Thorpe Marsh...
RheEnergise to start LDES operations at Cornwood in the autumn
RheEnergise, the UK company that is developing a new and advanced form of long-duration hydro-energy storage system, has completed the main mechanical works at...