Apatura, Exagen, Firstway and others land 750MW of BESS planning consent in GB
A roundup of recent BESS development planning consent news in the Great Britain (GB) market this week, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.
‘Storage in GB really starting to benefit from renewables buildout’: Gore Street talks strategy, optimisation and LDES
The Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) was one of the early movers in the UK BESS industry and now has operational assets in Great Britain (GB), Ireland, Germany, Texas and California.
UBS picks ACCURE data analytics software to monitor and assess Texas BESS portfolio
UBS Asset Management has selected data analytics software company ACCURE to optimise a portfolio of battery storage assets in Texas, US.
Energy Storage Summit EU: What to expect at the industry’s premier gathering
Europe’s energy storage industry and key stakeholders arrive in London for the 2025 Energy Storage Summit EU in just a few days.
Bulgaria’s NEK deploying BESS at hydropower plants
State-owned utility and power generation firm NEK is deploying BESS at its hydropower plants across Bulgaria.
Fluence lowers 2025 guidance due to ‘disappointing’ contract delays, competitive pressure
Fluence has reported a year-on-year fall in quarterly revenues and lowered its 2025 guidance but sees ‘robust’ global demand for battery storage.
Italy ‘provides route into BESS for capital that is excluded from other markets’
The energy storage market in Italy has unique characteristics that mean more risk-averse investment funds will be able to enter, but upcoming auctions could be very competitive, driving down clearing prices, a director at consultancy Timera Energy said.
Cyprus: Guidance issued for 150MW/350MWh energy storage support scheme
The government of Cyprus has published guidelines for a scheme to support the deployment of approximately 150MW/350MWh of energy storage.
Solar duck curve becoming prominent in Europe, says IPP Econergy
ESN Premium hears from independent power producer (IPP) Econergy about its expansion from solar into BESS across Europe.
First 4-hour BESS goes online in the Netherlands
BESS developer-operator S4 Energy has put a 4-hour duration project online in the Netherlands, the first in the country to become operational.
