Marija Maisch
EU approves aid for 1.5 GWh storage rollout in Czechia
The aid will take form of direct grants which will cover up to 50% of the investment cost of supported projects.
Tesla lands tax abatement for Texas Megapack factory
County officials in Texas have approved a tax abatement for Tesla to build a factory for its Megapack utility-scale storage product in the Lone Star State. The final approval is conditional on an agreement with city authorities.
Germany’s first tolled BESS secures project financing
The 209 MWh Stendal battery energy storage project is expected to be fully operational by early 2026, one year before its seven-year tolling agreement comes into effect.
World’s first battery storage system to provide full active and reactive power services comes online
Blackhillock in Scotland is not only Europe’s biggest operating battery storage project. It is also the first one to provide a special set of grid stabilization services, procured under the electricity system operator’s Pathfinder 2, while also generating revenues from other critical services.
Site safety measures help limit spread of fire at 600 MWh BESS in England
It took 24 hours for the firefighters to tackle the blaze at Statera’s 300 MW/600 MW battery energy storage site, which is currently under construction.
Key takeaways from Sunrise Arabia 2025
A recent joint event by Solarabic and pv magazine in Riyadh highlighted Saudi Arabia’s rapid push for clean energy and localization, with new factories and large storage projects taking shape.
Gotion launches 7 MWh BESS container, 650 Ah cell
The Chinese manufacturer has joined the energy density race with the release of its latest utility-scale battery energy storage system and high-capacity cells.
Greece presents 3.5 GW standalone battery storage rollout plan
A draft ministerial decision envisages the installation of 3.55 GW of standalone battery energy storage systems which will be granted priority connection to the transmission or distribution grid and operated on a merchant basis without subsidy support.
Fluence launches highly-modular 7.5 MWh AC-based BESS platform
The system features an innovative split design breaking away from the industry standard 20-foot container. It is configurable for storage durations of two to eight hours.
HTW Berlin 2025 energy storage inspection: Kostal, SAX Power set new efficiency records
The evaluation confirmed the outstanding system efficiency of European inverter manufacturers, in particular. It also found large differences in efficiency of certain hybrid inverters from the maximum efficiency specifications provided by the manufacturers on the data sheets.
