18GWh of BESS comes online in July, year-to-date total up 27%
A total of 18GWh of large-scale BESS capacity came online in July 2026, of which China accounted for 70%.
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Sungrow breaks ground on 10 GWh battery storage factory in Egypt
Chinese inverter and energy storage manufacturer Sungrow has started construction of a battery energy storage system factory in Egypt with planned annual production capacity of 10 GWh. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Aug. 17 at the China-Egypt TEDA Suez…
Nuveen Raises Over $1 Billion for Fund Backing Energy, Water, Resilience Upgrades for Buildings
Global investment manager Nuveen and its sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions business Nuveen Green Capital (NGC), announced that it has raised over $1 billion in capital commitments at the first close of Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV, providing investors…
ROUNDUP: Greenvolt, Elesela, Enlight, European Energy and GEN-I move large-scale BESS projects forward in CEE and Baltics
A roundup of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being financed, acquired or contracted in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Romania.
Africa’s first 24/7 ‘solar baseload’ power plant, enabled by batteries, goes online at DRC copper mine
Solar-plus-storage project, claimed as the first of its kind in Africa to deliver 24/7 renewable electricity, has come online at a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
LFP cathode active material startup Nano One brings a strategy to meet demand from supply chains outside China
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode material producer Nano One has reaffirmed its strategy for addressing growing demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active materials outside China, focusing on a licensing-based approach through regional development company partnerships.
UK explores plug-in battery regulations following plug-in solar launch
Plug-in solar is now legal in Great Britain, with August 27th marking the day of major regulation change for the solar industry. But battery storage, a valuable aspect of ‘balcony solar’ being used in Europe, missed out on the regulation…
Australia completes first solar-BESS hybrid dispatched as a single generator
Australia’s first approved single hybrid generator performance standard (GPS) project has now been built and connected. A project joint venture (JV)-owned by Italian utilities major Enel Group and Japanese oil and gas giant Inpex, Potentia Energy with its construction partners…
VSL PowerHive launches 261 kWh liquid-cooled BESS for C&I
VSL PowerHive, the battery and energy storage arm of Vikram Solar Ltd., has launched the P261, a 125 kW/261 kWh liquid-cooled BESS designed for C&I consumers in India and international markets. The company said the P261 is designed to meet…
Trina Storage targets 50% share of Brazil’s battery auctions
Trina Storage aims to secure up to 50% of the contracted volume in Brazil’s capacity reserve auctions for battery energy storage systems scheduled for December. The strategy includes offering its Elementa 3 platform, strengthening its local operations, and partnering with…