Post-MACSE dynamics make private tolls more attractive, IPP says
We hear from IPP Zelestra about its decision not to proceed in Italy’s MACSE auction and the auction’s wider implications on demand for private tolls.
Neoen and French TSO to trial grid-forming services with retrofitted BESS
IPP Neoen will provide Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) with grid-forming function from a BESS project in Brittany, France.
505MWh BESS commissioned in Bulgaria, 2.2GWh progressed elsewhere in Europe
Another busy week of large-scale BESS project news across Europe, led by CountourGlobal putting a 202MW/505MWh BESS into commercial operation in Bulgaria.
Developer Noveria talks BESS industry successes and challenges: ‘community acceptance is generally good’
The managing director of Bluestar Energy Capital’s European BESS platform Noveria Energy gave a Q&A to Energy-Storage.news ahead of the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London next month.
Another record-breaking year for UK battery storage as 4GWh comes online
The UK grid-scale battery storage market grew 45% in 2025, with 4GWh coming online during the year, bringing total operational capacity to 12.9GWh.
Year in Review: Analytics provider TWAICE on 2025’s BESS industry ‘wake-up call’ and operationalising data in 2026
Lennart Hinrichs at TWAICE, discusses how the industry’s approach to battery analytics is changing, as part of our annual Year in Review series.
German large-scale BESS projects have built industry confidence, but FCA, grid and revenue challenges remain
2025 saw genuinely large-scale BESS projects start construction in Germany, strengthening confidence among stakeholders. But significant challenges remain around grid connection, connection agreements and access to revenue streams, an operator said.
Germany grants €46 million for sodium-chloride solid-state battery factory
Australia-based battery technology firm Altech Batteries has received a binding conditional funding approval for a sodium-chloride solid-state battery manufacturing facility in Germany.
2025 concludes with 1.5GWh+ of European BESS project completions, financing and supply deals
It’s our first week back to normal service so here’s a roundup of the past few weeks of BESS action in Europe, with projects moving forward in Romania, Denmark, UK, France, Spain, Albania, Germany and Austria.
Zelestra’s solar-plus-storage Spain offtake deal is ‘PPA 2.0’, firm says
IPP Zelestra and utility EDP’s recent PPA deal for a solar-plus-storage project in Spain was the first of its kind in Europe and ‘moves the market forward’, a Zelestra executive told Energy-Storage.news.
