Long-duration energy storage is non-negotiable for Europe’s energy transformation
European energy independence is achievable if long-duration energy storage is factored into the mix, writes Oonagh O’Grady of Hydrostor.
‘Italy is a natural market for batteries’: Greenvolt Power on its MACSE-winning project
We caught up with developer and IPP Greenvolt Power’s head of storage Antonio Montoto Rojo about the recent MACSE auction in Italy, where it won a contract for a 75MW BESS.
Investor and system integrator discuss deploying both new and second life BESS in Germany
We catch up with executives from second life specialist BESS integrator Voltfang and investor Palladio Partners to discuss their recent €250 million (US$293 million) partnership to deploy projects in Germany.
New EU end-of-life battery regulations create legal and commercial complexities for suppliers
Suriya Edwards and Deborah Harvey, partners specialising in battery energy storage at law firm Freeths LLP, analyse new EU battery regulations around suppliers’ responsibility for collecting, treating and recycling collected batteries.
The role of optimisers in BESS tolls and performance warranties
We caught up with the CEO of BESS optimiser Enspired to discuss what the emergence of tolls means for companies like his, and what role optimisers can play in the area of performance warranties.
‘Full exposure to one market is not sustainable’: Optimiser Enspired expands to Greece, Spain and Poland
BESS optimisation company Enspired has recently announced expansion into Greece, Spain and Poland, but how will it approach operating across markets and what benefits will it bring? We hear from its CEO.
IPS talks ‘first cell-to-system’ BESS manufacturing facility in Europe
We caught up with the CEO of Bulgaria-based International Power Supply (IPS) to discuss its claimed first mass-scale cell-to-system BESS manufacturing facility in Europe and its ultra-high density 20-foot product.
CATL on sodium-ion, ESS manufacturing and customer dynamics in European market
Three executives from the world’s largest battery company CATL gave a Q&A at ees Europe last week, with Energy-Storage.news in attendance.
BESS industry gears up for Italy market kick-off with first MACSE auction – but is 2030 target overly ambitious?
The grid-scale energy storage market in Italy holds much promise with very ambitious deployment targets for 2030, but it may be difficult for the industry to deliver on those targets.
‘Noise can make or break a project’: Wärtsilä on design, mitigation and new tech for quietening BESS
Sharon Santhosh, energy storage applications engineer at Wärtsilä, talks all things BESS noise, including enclosure design, the various mitigating measures engineers can implement, and implications of BESS technology developments further down the line.
