New large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) have come online this week with a combined capacity of 125 MW / 265 MWh entering operation in the Netherlands and Lithuania. Netherlands 100 MW European independent energy storage provider Return announced that…
BESS owner-operator BW ESS has launched construction on its second large-scale project in Italy in the space of a month, while developers Galileo and Aura Power have progressed portfolios in the country.
French battery company VoltR has raised €22 million to industrialize its battery remanufacturing operations and expand across Europe. The financing comprises €16 million in equity from the SPI 2 fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French state under…
Sustainable building materials provider SL Materials announced a new €100 million (USD$112 million) investment from Aviva Investors and ABN AMRO, with proceeds aimed at scaling the company’s circular concrete platform. Building materials are a key source of global greenhouse gas…
HSBC announced the launch of its Sustainability Improvement Loan (SIL) solution in Continental Europe, offering small and medium businesses the capability to link loan pricing to changes in their ESG scores. HSBC’s SIL proposition applies a variable pricing adjustment based…
e-Storage, the energy storage-focused subsidiary of PV giant Canadian Solar, has announced it will deliver a 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to developer OX2 for its Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales (NSW). Construction has already commenced on…
Mexico’s Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat (Semarnat) has conditionally approved the PV Moquel Solar project in environmental impact terms. Developed by Solarig Mexico, the project will be located in Champotón, Campeche. According to the resolution issued by Semarnat’s General Directorate…
Madrid-based renewable energy company Zelestra announced that it has closed $350 million in green financing credit facilities for a new 203 MW solar project in Indiana, backed by a long-term power purchase agreement with social media and tech giant Meta. The…
Having just begun construction on a 2.8GWh BESS in Belgium, Giga Storage has progressed its 1.4GWh project in Germany to the ready-to-build stage.
Zurich-based developer Galileo has secured consent for 250 MW of battery energy storage projects in Italy and expects consent for about 100 MW more in the coming weeks. The two projects are each rated at 125 MW. One has 1,000…