Alfen moves 10MW operational BESS from one wind farm to another in Netherlands
A 10MW/10MWh battery storage system at a wind park in the Netherlands has been relocated to a new site as part of a repowering project.
Over 3GWh of BESS approved in UK in March
The UK saw 1,590MW/3,179MWh of grid-scale BESS projects approved last month, bringing the total approved projects to around 55.4GW/117GWh.
SMA and RheinEnergie partner on Germany BESS projects
The system integration arm of SMA Solar and utility RheinEnergie have partnered to deploy BESS projects in Germany, with construction about to launch on the first.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners eyes 2.3GW of Italy BESS deployments with GCSS partnership
Investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has partnered with GCSS, a joint platform of developers Ikigai Energy and Agnoli Giuggioli, to deploy 2.3GW of BESS in Italy.
TotalEnergies building 321MW BESS portfolio in Germany
Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has taken a final investment decision (FID) and started construction on a further six BESS projects in Germany, with Saft to provide the battery technology.
Big week for BESS in UK with 2.5GW of CM wins and £1 billion in project financings
Some 2.5GW of BESS projects in the UK have won contracts across the T-1 and T-4 capacity markets (CM), announced in a week which also saw project financings worth a combined c.£1 billion, including from Zenobē, Constantine and Quinbrook.
Spain’s €699 million scheme to support 2.5-3.5GW of storage following EU approval
The European Commission has approved a €699 million (US$760 million) state aid scheme in Spain to support the deployment of up to 3.5GW of energy storage.
RWE’s first Dutch BESS online, commissioning ongoing for grid-forming second
Independent power producer (IPP) RWE has commissioned a 35MW/41MWh BESS in the Netherlands, while commissioning is progressing on a smaller system with grid-forming capabilities.
Over 10GWh of grid-scale BESS deployed globally in February, Europe’s contribution increases
February 2025 saw around 4.5GW/10.5GWh of grid-scale BESS deployments globally, with China continuing to account for the majority but Europe increasing its share from January.
Entrix to optimise half of MW Storage’s 100MW/200MWh Germany BESS
MW Storage has enlisted optimiser Entrix to commercialise 50MW/100MWh of the capacity of a project twice that size in the town of Arzberg, Germany.
