SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) has secured the first certification under Germany’s VDE FNN guideline for grid-forming capabilities, including the provision of inertia. The certification applies to SMA’s Sunny Central Storage UP-S battery inverter platform. The certification covers grid-forming technology…
Japan now requires generators, including battery developers, to prove rights to their sites to keep a grid connection, as regulators move to curb capacity hoarding in a battery queue that far outruns the less than 1 GW of grid-scale storage…
Hebei Juhang Energy Technology Group has signed an MoU for a joint venture battery facility in Pakistan, with an initial capacity of 50 MWh to 100 MWh, expandable to 1 GWh subject to market demand. Islamabad-based Kohinoor Energy Limited informed…
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd (ACME Solar) has commissioned an additional 107.36 MW MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity across two projects in Rajasthan. The capacity, commissioned through subsidiaries of ACME Solar, takes the company’s total operational BESS capacity…
Revolta AG has secured funding from the German state of Hesse under the ERDF for its “Highly Efficient AC Salt Battery” project, through which it is developing a sodium-ion alternating current (AC) battery for residential use. It said the system…
CBAK Energy plans to add 12 GWh of annual cell production capacity and has signed an investment agreement with the Nanjing Gaochun Economic Development Zone, as part of a previously announced sodium-ion expansion plan. The agreement covers the research, development…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has committed more than €270 million ($303.7 million) to Kilmarnock South, a 350 MW/1,400 MWh lithium-ion battery in South Ayrshire, Scotland, through its Copenhagen Infrastructure IV fund. Construction is now underway, with commercial operation expected in the…
Brazil has about 56 GW of remaining grid connection capacity for battery energy storage systems (BESS) participating in the December capacity reserve auctions, according to a calculation by the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions (Absae) based on Technical Note…
Dortmund, Oct. 2 2026 – GIGA Storage has brought its 350 MW / 1,400 MWh Project Albatross near Neuenkirchen, Lower Saxony, to Ready to Build status – marking a major milestone for one of Germany‘s largest battery energy storage projects. …
Italy issued 26 single authorizations for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling around 3.25 GW in September, with Puglia leading by capacity and Sardinia’s Sassari province hosting the most projects. The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) issued…