Energy Storage Europe welcomes EU proposal to end ‘first-come-first-served’ grid connections
Trade association Energy Storage Europe (ESE) has welcomed proposed reforms to European Union (EU) grid connection and permitting processes.
Poland shortlists energy storage projects for €1 billion in grants
The Ministry of the Environment in Poland has shortlisted projects for an energy storage capex support programme totalling 4.15 billion PLN (c.€1 billion), with 183 eligible to progress to the next round.
Germany firmly enters large-scale BESS era with EnBW, Vattenfall and Enertrag project news
A trio of large-scale BESS announcements by major power firms of 700-800MWh capacity each in Germany show the country’s energy storage market moving into the new era of scale.
Battery storage assets in Europe could see 3% ROI uplift with 15-minute trading, Rystad says
The recent introduction of 15-minute settlement periods across European power markets could result in significantly higher profits for battery storage asset operators.
Engie hires former subsidiary NHOA Energy for 320MWh Belgium battery storage project
NHOA Energy has secured contracts from Engie for an 80MW/320MWh BESS at Engie’s Drogenbos power station, near Brussels, Belgium.
Li-ion battery pack prices fell 8% since last year despite metals prices rising, BloombergNEF says
Cell manufacturing overcapacity and intense competition contributed to an 8% decline in the average cost of lithium-ion battery packs, according to BloombergNEF.
UK: ‘Painful but necessary’ reforms see 153GW of battery storage projects cut from grid connection queue
The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) will offer grid connection offers up to 2035 to 283GW of projects following a reform of the process.
ADS-TEC battery-buffered EV fast chargers put into ancillary services market in Austria
Project to integrate electric vehicle fast-chargers into ancillary services markets could be widely replicated, according to ADS-TEC Energy.
Germany Roundup: 500MW BESS and data centre transaction, seven-year toll and 370MW pipeline secured
A trio of Germany grid-scale BESS news items, with Next Kraftwerke and ju:niz Energy agreeing a seven year toll, Alpiq announcing a 370MW pipeline, and WBS Power selling the country’s largest solar-plus-storage project and planning a data centre on the same site.
Multiple gigawatts of European BESS project M&A, financing and route-to-market deals
European BESS news from project owners Premier Energy Group, Verbund, Eco Stor, Ingrid Capacity, Ric Energy, Ganfeng Lithium, EP Group, RWE and Giga Storage, securing acquisitions, financings and route-to-market (RTM) deals for multiple gigawatts of capacity this past week.
