The resolved issue of batteries as a bottleneck Battery technology is often associated with the material bottleneck issue: A stringent transition to highly renewable energy systems in combination with high electrification would require large capacities for battery storage, both stationary…
Romanian EPC contractor Parapet has begun construction on a 50 MW / 100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Dumbrava-Deal, Neamț County, Romania. The project, owned by European investment platform MetaWealth, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in spring…
France-based Exide Technologies has launched Solition Powerflex, a modular battery energy storage system (BESS) designed for commercial and industrial applications, renewable energy integration, e-mobility infrastructure and agricultural facilities. The new system combines a 261 kWh LFP battery with a 125…
Utex New Energy has signed an agreement to establish a BESS assembly plant with an annual capacity of 20 GWh in Nagpur, Maharashtra, with ENcore Systems serving as the technology partner. The facility will be developed in two phases, starting…
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL and German energy storage system integrator Intilion have signed an agreement to jointly develop up to 3 GWh of sodium-ion battery energy storage projects across German-speaking Europe over the next five years. Intilion CEO Hubertus Jakobi…
South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom has launched a request for qualification (RFQ) process to select renewable energy developers for the first phase of a program aimed at deploying up to 6 GW of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects. “The Eskom Phase…
Italy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) market is going through a slowdown, with residential installations declining, the C&I segment showing greater resilience and utility-scale installations recording a 197% increase quarter on quarter, driven in part by the country’s Macse storage…
French independent power producer Neoen has inaugurated the 92 MW/183 MWh Breizh Big Battery in Pleyber-Christ, in the Finistère department of Brittany. Neoen describes it as one of France’s most powerful battery energy storage systems (BESS). Huawei and Equans were…
Atmos Renewables has appointed Enerven to deliver its 400 MW / 1,600 MWh Teebar battery energy storage system (BESS) in Queensland, with site mobilization expected this month. The project will use battery technology supplied by Valo, the storage integrator launched…
France’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has proposed an initial framework for the country’s new capacity mechanism ahead of its first long-term auction, covering winter 2030–2031. The mechanism aims to reduce the risk of electricity supply shortfalls during periods of system…