The dynamics of BESS and cell supplier relationships
The question of where the cells in a BESS are from ties in to safety, performance, design and, increasingly, potential tariffs.
‘It is not technology-agnostic’: Will Capacity Market in Germany help or hurt BESS?
The Capacity Market (CM) in Germany will offer a new potential revenue stream for BESS, but not all developers and owner-operators are convinced.
‘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.
VIDEO: The future of renewables-plus-storage versus standalone storage in Europe
Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our sponsored webinar with Clean Horizon on the economics of renewables-plus-storage in Europe.
BW ESS on how Sungrow’s AC block technology met requirements for the 331MWh Bramley BESS
Owner-operator BW ESS’ 100MW/331MWh UK Bramley BESS was unique in numerous ways when it came online last year, the first outside China to use Sungrow’s AC block technology.
The evolving regionality of the UK battery storage market
With over 9GWh of operational grid-scale BESS (battery energy storage system) capacity in the UK – and a strong pipeline – it’s worth identifying the regional hotspots and how the landscape may evolve in the future.
VIDEO: Procuring energy storage in Europe with revenue and capex support schemes
A panel of developers, operators, OEMs and consultants discussed the different government approaches in Europe to ensuring long-term deployment of energy storage with revenue and capex support schemes, at last month’s Energy Storage Summit EU 2025.
VIDEO: BESS industry leaders talk optimisation, ownership and technology at Energy Storage Summit EU 2025
Industry executives from owner-operators BW ESS, Eku Energy, Gore Street, Field and NEOM answered questions from the audience on Day One of last month’s Energy Storage Summit EU 2025.
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.
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.
