Europe’s stationary battery storage capacity reached roughly 60 GWh in 2024, spread across residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale installations, according to Bruegel’s newly published “European Clean Tech Atlas.” The think tank said this is enough to supply or absorb…
AES Andes has started testing the battery energy storage system at its Cristales project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile. The BESS has a power output of 340 MW and four hours of duration, equivalent to 1,360 MWh of…
Australia’s EPC Renewables and Spanish project developer Grupo Cobra have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Energy Fiji Ltd. (EFL) for the development of a large-scale solar and battery project in Fiji. The Yaqara solar and battery project is…
The Mexican Secretariat of Energy (Sener) has extended to Oct. 30 the deadline to register storage projects under the Call for Strategic Electricity Generation and Storage Projects associated with CFE. The amendment, published Wednesday in Mexico’s Official Gazette, establishes separate…
EDF subsidiary Luminus and infrastructure fund I4B have officially commissioned a 150 MW / 600 MWh battery energy storage system in Lixhe, Belgium. Backed by a €160 million capital investment, the Navagne facility directly connects to transmission system operator Elia’s…
Southco said its new F2 multi-point latch is designed to address enclosure space, serviceability, sealing and safety challenges in battery energy storage system (BESS) applications, positioning it as an alternative to conventional vertical rod latches. The access hardware manufacturer said…
ESS News: To start, could you provide a sort of ‘state of the nation’ for 2026? How is demand evolving and how is ESS Inc responding? Drew Buckley: 2026 has been a year of significant change at ESS Inc. We’ve…
Eelpower Energy, a UK grid-scale battery storage platform backed by Equitix, Aware Super and the National Wealth Fund, said it has acquired the Silkstead battery energy storage project near Winchester, England, from developer Balanced Grid Works. The company described the…
Furo and Luox Energy will offer a combined solution for market access and optimization of commercial and industrial battery energy storage systems (BESS). The companies said they are combining Furo’s platform for battery planning, optimization and control with Luox’s time-variable…
Spanish renewable energy company Norvento Enerxía is expanding its focus in Latin America’s growing energy storage market, with Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Guatemala among its priority markets. The company plans to supply its new nXL power conversion technology to…