Slovenia opens €29 million call to fund priority solar, wind projects
Slovenia has opened a €29 million ($33.7 million) call under the European Union’s Modernisation Fund to support priority solar and wind projects, with applications due by Jan. 7, 2026.
BBDF 2025: Flexible grid access opens up new paths for battery storage in Germany
Flexible connections, better optimization, and theneed for better cooperation between parties for grid connections were all hot topics in the German-focused second session of the event.
The Hydrogen Stream: Thyssenkrupp Nucera electrolysis sales drop 20%
Thyssenkrupp Nucera reports a more than 20% drop in third-quarter electrolysis sales, with narrowing losses in green hydrogen and falling profits in the Chlor-Alkali segment.
BBDF 2025: Europe’s battery market is still immature
From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2025, the first session delivered insights around investment strategies in battery energy storage systems across Europe and the UK.
What’s behind the aging mechanism of sodium-ion batteries
Researchers in China have used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to analyze the state of health of sodium-ion batteries. Extracting four features from the measurements, they were able to create a machine learning model for a temperature-resistant state of health estimation method.
German court upholds grid connection charges for battery projects
Germany’s top court has ruled that distribution network operators may require battery storage projects to pay grid connection fees, calling the charges fair as they help prevent overbuilding and shield consumers from excess system costs.
Worldwide battery storage installations up 54% in first half of 2025, June sets monthly record
New data from Rho Motion shows that over half of June’s installations were concentrated in China, maintaining the country’s dominance in the global energy storage market.
Saint Lucia plans 10 MW solar project
Electric utility company St Lucia Electricity Services is set to tender a 10 MW solar project with accompanying battery energy storage later this year.
Iberdrola plans 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal
Iberdrola has started approval processes for a 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal. The Proyecto de Aprovechamiento Hidroeléctrico de Minhéu is set to become the country’s largest facility of its kind once completed.
Upcycling solar glass waste to use in solid-state lithium batteries
Nanyang Technological University researchers have milled solar panel glass waste for use in cathodes used in solid state lithium metal batteries. When used as a functional filler in solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) material, the resulting battery performance was maintained over 80 charge cycles with an 8.3 % improvement over the reference device.
