Bank of America, the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), a global sustainability coalition launched by King Charles III, and French investment firm Eurazeo announced the launch of Lighthouse Initiative, aimed at financing nature restoration and biodiversity protection projects. The new fund…
Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS announced today that its 350 MW / 1.24 GW Hams Hall BESS has entered commercial operations in the West Midlands of England, located next to National Grid’s Hams Hall substation. By MWh capacity, it’s now…
Germany-based sustainability software company osapiens announced the appointment of Stephan de Barse to the newly created position of President, with responsibility for leading all of the company’s go-to-market activities including sales, marketing, business development, solution engineering and partnerships. Founded in…
UN-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF), the largest global climate fund for developing countries, announced that it approved nearly $2 billion in climate finance for 21 projects at its GCF Board meeting, bringing its 2026 approvals to a record $3.3 billion.…
German energy company Uniper has signed a seven-year tolling agreement with Stadtwerke Lippstadt for a planned 20 MW/42 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Roßfeld, Germany. The contract is with Lippstädter Ladesäulen GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke…
Three standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects developed by Return Energy in Spain’s Basque Country have reached financial close, backed by a €50 million investment. Located in Güeñes, Barakaldo and Lezama, the projects have a combined power capacity of…
Pacific Partnerships, the renewable energy arm of Sydney-headquartered construction and engineering firm Cimic Group, has secured a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Victoria’s SEC for the Chivers Road battery project in northeastern Victoria. The 102 MW, four-hour battery energy…
Mexico’s Energy Ministry (Sener) has extended the registration deadline for standalone battery energy storage projects to March 1, 2027, under a national call covering a reference capacity of 935 MW. The fourth amendment to the Call for Strategic Electricity Generation…
Two Australian battery storage projects in Queensland and Victoria have entered federal environmental review, with AGL Energy and developer ACEnergy each submitting referrals under the same national process.
Sungrow will supply both the BESS and the grid-forming power conversion equipment for ENGIE’s Hazelwood BESS expansion in Victoria, Australia.