The UK Battery Strategy’s impact on the energy landscape and the BESS industry
The UK government’s recently announced national Battery Strategy was intended as a roadmap to establishing a competitive value chain.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ 1GWh BESS project in Scotland ready to break ground
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has confirmed that its 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scotland, UK, is ready to commence construction.
‘Germany’s largest BESS project’ to begin construction soon with others following
Construction is set to begin soon on a 100MW/200MWh battery storage project in Arzberg, Germany, through developer MW Storage and asset manager Reichmuth & Co Infrastructure.
‘Sadly neglected’: UK’s new Battery Strategy misses potential of BESS, trade group says
A national solar energy industry association has criticised the UK government’s newly-released Battery Strategy for paying “insufficient attention” to opportunities presented by battery energy storage systems (BESS).
EU-Breakthrough Energy partnership invests €60 million in long-duration CO2 Battery project in Italy
Energy Dome, the startup commercialising a proprietary carbon dioxide-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) tech called the CO2 Battery, has secured investment into a grid-scale project.
Fluence achieves profitability for the first time in Q4 2023
Global battery storage system integrator Fluence has released its Q4 and full-year results, which included the “transformative milestone” of achieving a positive net profit for the first time, CEO Julian Nebreda said.
SemperPower starts operations on 62MWh Rolls-Royce BESS in Netherlands
Battery storage developer and operator SemperPower has taken over operations on a 62.6MWh BESS provided by Rolls-Royce in the Netherlands, the largest in the country, it claimed.
Wärtsilä touts safety features, energy density improvements for new Quantum BESS solution
Wärtsilä Energy has launched its newest battery energy storage system (BESS) solution for utility-scale applications, claiming that it comes with enhanced safety features and improved energy density.
Statera secures ‘one of largest UK BESS debt deals to-date’ for Thurrock after EQT acquisition
UK battery storage and flexible generation developer-operator Statera Energy has secured a £300 million (US$375 million) financing package for its Thurrock project, its first news since being bought by investor EQT.
EU launches €4 billion in funding for clean energy projects, including energy storage
The EU has today (23 November) launched a grant funding opportunity worth €4 billion (US$4.4 billion) for upstream and downstream clean energy projects, including energy storage.
