Energy Storage Awards 2026 opens for entries: It’s time to shine and show the world
The industry’s premier celebration of excellence, innovation and hard work returns this autumn, at the Energy Storage Awards 2026.
Munch Energie connects 500MWh German BESS cluster to the grid
Utility and power firm Munch Energie is putting five large-scale BESS projects online in Germany.
BESS prices set to increase in short-term, but technology will ‘continue to move goal posts’ long-term
The price of BESS has fallen steadily in the past few years, but recent events look set to slow or event reverse that trend at least in the short term. Video interviewees at last month’s Energy Storage Summit 2026 shared their views on the topic.
Battery storage projects win 1.8GW in UK capacity market auctions
UK battery storage projects won a combined 1.8GW of capacity market (CM) obligations across the T-1 and T-4 auctions.
Over 17GWh of BESS deployed globally in February 2026
A total of 6.9GW/17.1GWh of grid-scale BESS came online last month, as per the most recent figures from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
Italy’s Terna approves 3GWh BESS; project progress elsewhere in Europe
Terna, the transmission system operator (TSO) of Italy, has approved the grid connection for a 500MW/3GWh BESS project. Meanwhile several smaller projects have progressed across the rest of Europe.
EU Roundup: 700MWh of BESS projects move forward in Germany, Belgium, France, Finland, Latvia and Portugal
Another busy week of BESS news from across Europe, with investors and owner-operators ABO, Field, Aspiravi, Prime Capital, Latvenergo, Sonnedix and Amarenco progressing large-scale projects across Europe.
EU ‘Made in Europe’ regulation welcomed but ‘will not remove dependency on China’
A European Commission (EC) proposal to add domestic content requirements for energy storage will ‘significantly impact’ the industry but may not reduce overall dependence on China.
Sungrow and Delta Capacity sign 1GWh European framework BESS supply deal
Inverter and BESS firm Sungrow and BESS owner-operator Delta Capacity signed a 1GWh framework supply agreement for European projects at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London last week.
Grid-scale activity in Romania ramps up with gigawatts of announcements, led by Enery’s 1GWh financing
Large-scale BESS deployments in Romania are benefiting from country-specific drivers, helping Romania emerge as a busy grid-scale market.
