BW ESS, ACL expand Italy BESS drive to 2.9GW, targeting capacity market in the North and MACSE in the South
BESS owner-operator BW ESS and developer ACL Energy have expanded their development pipeline in Italy to 2.9GW.
Infra investor Avadis launching Switzerland’s largest BESS project, for 2027 energisation
Avadis Investment Foundation is buying a BESS project in Switzerland which could be the country’s largest when it is scheduled to come online in 2027.
Cyprus confirms €35 million ‘investment support’ scheme for renewables with energy storage
The government of Cyprus has confirmed financial support will be made available for renewable energy projects paired with energy storage.
Deutsche Bahn, Iqony and Fluence partner on 4-hour, PPA-tied Germany BESS
Steag subsidiary Iqony and Fluence will deploy a 50MW/200MWh BESS project in Germany, part of which will be contracted under a PPA with train network operator Deutsche Bahn.
Rolwind claims first EIA approval for standalone, 800MWh BESS in Spain
Developer Rolwind has won a favourable environmental impact assessment (EIA) result for a 200MW/800MWh BESS in Spain, the first standalone one to do so and the largest in the country, it claimed.
‘We can go further than five years’: CATL on Tener BESS and its ‘zero-degradation’
CATL is the world’s largest lithium-ion manufacturer, and a major player in BESS too, and made headlines earlier this year when it claimed five years of ‘zero degradation’ for its new grid-scale product Tener.
Sweden: Ingrid Capacity launches ‘Nordics’ largest BESS’, Flower raises €45 million
A double header of news from Sweden, with BESS developer-operator Ingrid Capacity launching what it claimed is the largest project in the Nordics, and optimiser Flower completing a Series A.
UK BESS project approvals for ILI, Aukera, Apatura, Lightsource bp and data centre
A roundup of news from the UK BESS market, with developers ILI, Aukera, and Apatura having projects achieve planning permission, along with IPP Lightsource bp and a data centre in Wales, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.
UK BESS market volatility, national politics and falling capex at play as Harmony portfolio sale goes to second round
UK BESS fund Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has progressed the sale of its portfolio to the second round, a process which a source told us raises questions around listed funds’ role in the BESS industry.
Low Carbon sells 6GW Dutch BESS portfolio to S4 Energy
Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI) subsidiary S4 Energy has acquired Netherlands BESS development platform LC Energy, and its 6GW pipeline of projects, from developer Low Carbon.
