Entrix to optimise half of MW Storage’s 100MW/200MWh Germany BESS
MW Storage has enlisted optimiser Entrix to commercialise 50MW/100MWh of the capacity of a project twice that size in the town of Arzberg, Germany.
If you can’t beat them, join them: Europe’s new wave of battery startups partner with China as sun sets on Northvolt
We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe’s first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.
Moss Landing ‘is not a market-moving event’ for BESS insurance
We caught up with a partner at insurance broker Lockton about recent developments in the space, including the ramifications – or lack thereof – of the recent Moss Landing fire on insuring BESS projects going forward.
Developer Renewco and IPP Atlantica partner on 2.2GW BESS pipeline in Spain
Renewco Power and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure will develop and build a pipeline of BESS projects in Spain.
Ingrid Capacity building largest BESS in Finland
Sweden-headquartered BESS developer-operator Ingrid Capacity will build a 70MW/140MWh project in Finland, which it claimed will be the largest in the country.
Europe’s governments have ‘finally recognised the importance of battery storage’
ESN Premium speaks with Anna Darmani, energy storage analyst at Wood Mackenzie, about Europe’s sector evolution.
Blackhillock brings UK BESS capacity to 8.9GWh
The UK now has nearly 9GWh of grid-scale BESS online, with more than double that figure under construction.
Italy: BESS wins nearly 600MW of contracts in 2027 capacity market
BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in Italy.
‘Measures cannot wait for next budget cycle’: Reaction to EU’s new €100 billion-plus clean energy plan
The European Union (EU) has launched the Clean Industrial Deal and Affordable Energy Action Plan, which dedicate at least €100 billion towards boosting industry, manufacturing and speeding up the rollout of renewables and energy storage.
‘A good market is one where you can get something done’: Europe’s BESS potential in focus
Germany and the UK are currently Europe’s ‘hottest’ markets for battery storage, but others present exciting opportunities, too.
