Brazil’s National Electric System Operator (ONS) projects renewable energy curtailment at wind and solar plants could reach up to 40 GW per year between 2027 and 2030, reflecting growing renewable generation surpluses during parts of the day and operational constraints…
rids, storage, flexibility and demand-side electrification are not keeping pace with Europe’s growing renewables fleet, according to a new report by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO). The think tank’s 2026 flagship report assesses Europe’s progress toward climate neutrality across key sectors.…
Polaris Renewable Energy has signed a mixed investment agreement with Mexico’s state-owned utility CFE for three solar-plus-storage projects totaling 249 MW of solar capacity and 61.6 MW/192 MWh of battery energy storage. The agreement covers projects in Quintana Roo, Tlaxcala…
California-based sodium-ion battery company Unigrid has announced the launch of Na+Casa, its first-generation residential energy storage system (RESS) and says it has completed the first installations of the system in homes across Europe. The Na+Casa systems contain battery cells made…
Total German BESS offtake volumes in the first half of 2026 exceeded full-year 2025 totals by 7%, Pexapark said in its latest market brief. The shift was driven in part by the first wave of co-located BESS structures entering the…
Opdenergy, a Madrid-based renewable energy developer, has secured $227 million in financing for a 371 MW operational portfolio of solar, wind and battery energy storage assets in Chile. The portfolio includes the 104 MWp Sol de Los Andes Solar project…
India’s Serentica Renewables has signed a PPA with SECI for a 600 MW/2,400 MWh solar-plus-storage project. The Gurugram-based company secured the capacity under SECI’s Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) VII tender for the assured peak supply of 4,800 MWh…
Itaipu Binacional is developing a pilot battery energy storage system (BESS) linked to its floating solar plant to evaluate how batteries can improve the integration of solar generation with hydropower. The demonstration project remains in the planning stage, with installed…
ZincFive co-founder Tim Hysell first encountered nickel-zinc chemistry while building battery backup systems for traffic lights – now his company is using the same chemistry to build uninterrupted power supply (UPS) battery cabinets. “We started this journey in 2009,” Hysell…
X2 has acquired the late-stage Corop Solar Farm and battery project in Victoria from original developer BNRG Leeson, a joint venture between Melbourne-headquartered Leeson Group and Ireland-based BNRG Renewables. The late-stage hybrid project, planned for an almost 1,100-hectare site near…