MaxSolar and Saft have signed an agreement for the Quitzow II battery energy storage project in Brandenburg, Germany, marking the start of a broader strategic partnership between the two companies aimed at battery storage developments across Europe. The project, developed…

Swiss energy company Alpiq has agreed to acquire a 90% stake in Harmony Energy, a UK developer and operator of battery energy storage systems (BESS), as it seeks to expand its battery storage business across European markets. Alpiq said the…

Hybrid PPAs combining renewable generation with BESS are gaining traction in Europe, despite commanding higher prices than standard solar PPAs. According to the European PPA Price Index for the second quarter of 2026, compiled by LevelTen Energy, the additional value…

Atlas Renewable Energy is evaluating up to 500 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects for Brazil’s first capacity reserve auction dedicated to battery storage, expected later this year. The company said its final participation will depend on the…

NORD/LB, Santander, Rabobank, and ING have closed a financing package for Cero Generation’s 190 MW Larks Green solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) cluster in Itchington, South Gloucestershire, England. The debt package refinances the operational Larks Green Solar farm…

Pace Digitek said that its Lineage Power unit has set up the Pace-Lineage Research Center in Pune, India, for research, engineering and product development in advanced battery technologies, including advanced chemistry cells (ACC) and energy storage solutions. The facility, established in…

Aldesa, a subsidiary of Chinese group China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC), has secured a turnkey contract to build a solar-plus-storage project in Mexico featuring 420 MWp of photovoltaic capacity and a 150 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The contract,…

US-headquartered metal-hydrogen battery manufacturer Enervenue has launched its Energy Rack, a plug-and-play DC storage block designed for utility-scale and commercial energy storage projects with expected lifetimes of 20 to 30 years. The company said the new system is based on its Aqueous…

Independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has signed EPC contracts for two utility-scale battery storage projects in Poland: a 300 MW/1,200 MWh system in Dzięgielewo and a 250 MW/1,000 MWh system in Gdańsk. The company said both are four-hour battery energy…

The US solar and energy storage sectors achieved several deployment and generation milestones in the first half of 2026, despite rising national electricity demand and climbing retail energy prices. Figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) show that these…