National energy storage targets compiled by UK-based think tank Ember total 822 GW by 2030, 45% below the 1,500 GW committed internationally at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). The gap persists despite official targets having nearly tripled since…
A student report commissioned by Norway’s energy regulator, Reguleringsmyndigheten for energi (RME), says current rules create uncertainty for hybrid plants that combine hydropower and battery storage behind a single grid connection point, because the rules are built around a clear…
Italy’s Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA) has approved the second set of Technical Operating Provisions (DTF 2) submitted by grid operator Terna for the capacity market auction covering delivery in 2028. In Resolution 370/2026/R/eel, dated Oct. 14,…
Chinese energy storage manufacturer Hithium said on October 15 that its cumulative battery shipments had exceeded 200 GWh, marking a sharp acceleration in growth since the company began commercial deliveries in late 2021. The milestone was announced at its manufacturing…
The Netherlands’ digital infrastructure inspectorate, the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, says a faulty update or cyberattack on manufacturer and aggregator platforms could switch enough inverters, home batteries, heat pumps and EV chargers at once to destabilize the grid. It argues in…
According to European transmission system operators (TSOs), another process for calculating cross-border electricity trading capacities went live on Oct. 14, 2026. Eighteen grid operators from the European Core region are participating in the new calculation procedure for intraday electricity trading,…
Greek industrial and energy company Metlen, along with Greek industrial conglomerate Karatzis Group, have inaugurated a 330 MW / 790 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. The project was officially inaugurated on October 14 in the…
Italy’s installed solar capacity is expected to rise from 43.5 GW at the end of 2025 to 82.3 GW in 2030, reaching 100 GW to 111 GW in 2035 and 114 GW to 137 GW in 2040. Solar generation is…
ArcActive, a New Zealand-based energy storage company, has switched on a lead-acid battery system pilot at Deakin University’s 7.25 MW microgrid battery testing facility in Waurn Ponds, Australia. ArcActive’s system combines its proprietary fabric electrode technology with a bipolar battery…
Flatiron Energy has secured approximately $850 million in construction and term financing commitments for the Energizar battery project in Chelsea, Mass. The standalone energy storage project will be the largest on the East Coast and one of the largest urban…