Netherlands: Giga Storage begins construction on 1.2GWh standalone BESS
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Giga Storage has closed financing on a 300MW/1,200MWh project in the Netherlands.
Spain launches €700 million support scheme for BESS, thermal storage and pumped hydro
Spain’s Ministry of the Environment has formally launched its latest financial support scheme for energy storage, aiming to kickstart the deployment of 2.5-3.5GW of projects.
Ingrid/SEB and Monsson launching construction on Finland and Sweden BESS projects
Ingrid Capacity and SEB have broken ground on a large-scale BESS in Finland, while Monsson has acquired a project in Sweden which it will start building in June.
RWE agrees virtual toll for 50MW/100MWh of BESS capacity in Germany with Terralayr
Utility and power generation firm RWE will trade 50MW/100MWh of BESS capacity in Germany from the virtual aggregation platform of startup Terralayr under a five-year agreement.
Italy and Spain to soar amidst uncertainty over MACSE pricing and grid-forming regulations
Italy and Spain are set to soar as energy storage markets with multiple gigawatt-hours under construction and much more in the pipeline, but there are questions around the regulatory frameworks driving deployments in each country.
Construction approval for 1.6GWh flow battery in Switzerland: ‘about time we brought this scale to Europe’
FlexBase Group will start construction on a data centre plus 800MW/1,600MWh flow battery in Switzerland the coming weeks, the firm claimed, explaining to Energy-Storage.news how and why.
‘Over 50% scrap is not sustainable’: European battery industry looks to learn from mistakes of the past
We hear from sources about the state of health of Europe’s battery ecosystem, and how current industry incumbents are hoping to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.
Germany opening up inertia services for BESS, discussing grid fee reforms
Regulators in Germany are considering two big reforms that could improve the business case for BESS, while developer-operator Green Flexibility has announced its first major project.
PPC starts building capex support-winning BESS projects in Greece
Utility Public Power Corporation (PPC) has launched construction on two BESS projects in Northern Greece totalling 98MW/196MWh of capacity.
UK Roundup: Developers net large-scale BESS financing and approvals
Battery storage developers and owner-operators Eku, Alcemi, Field and Energy Optimisation Solutions (EOS) make UK project progress with finance and planning approvals.
