British Solar Renewables lands planning consent for 49.9MW project
British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has been granted planning permission for a new solar PV power plant in Braintree, Essex.
Greece postpones third battery storage auction
The energy regulator in Greece has cancelled the country’s third large-scale energy storage procurement auction due to confusion over limits on how much power capacity could be bid in per participant, with a view to relaunching the scheme.
EU Roundup: ‘Sand Battery’ for electricity storage, 44MWh France BESS online, Spain funds 3.4GWh of projects
A roundup of energy storage news from across the EU, involving Polar Night Energy’s ‘Sand Battery’ in Finland, GazelEnergie and Q Energy in France, and Spain’s MITECO awarding financial support to 45 projects.
Germany: Nofar Energy claims first physical fixed-price toll for BESS in Continental Europe
IPP Nofar Energy has agreed a Flexibility Purchase Agreement (FPA) for a 209MWh BESS project in Germany, the first of its kind in Continental Europe, it claimed.
TagEnergy and Tesla launching construction on France’s largest BESS at 480MWh
Renewable developer and IPP TagEnergy will soon start construction on the largest BESS project in France, a 240MW/480MWh project with Tesla providing BESS and EPC services.
UK ROUNDUP: Big project news from Field, Cero, Fidra, Low Carbon and Green Nation
A roundup from a very busy fortnight of UK BESS news, with major project announcements from Field, Cero Generation, Fidra Energy, Sungrow, Green Nation and Low Carbon, as well as ESB and SSE news items from neighbouring Ireland.
BW ESS, ACL expand Italy BESS drive to 2.9GW, targeting capacity market in the North and MACSE in the South
BESS owner-operator BW ESS and developer ACL Energy have expanded their development pipeline in Italy to 2.9GW.
Infra investor Avadis launching Switzerland’s largest BESS project, for 2027 energisation
Avadis Investment Foundation is buying a BESS project in Switzerland which could be the country’s largest when it is scheduled to come online in 2027.
Cyprus confirms €35 million ‘investment support’ scheme for renewables with energy storage
The government of Cyprus has confirmed financial support will be made available for renewable energy projects paired with energy storage.
Deutsche Bahn, Iqony and Fluence partner on 4-hour, PPA-tied Germany BESS
Steag subsidiary Iqony and Fluence will deploy a 50MW/200MWh BESS project in Germany, part of which will be contracted under a PPA with train network operator Deutsche Bahn.
