EU approves Slovenia’s €150 million grants for renewables and energy storage
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a €150 million (US$160 million) state aid scheme for renewable energy and energy storage in Slovenia.
Eneco to commission 200MWh BESS project in Belgium in 2024, calls for more from Dutch government
Dutch utility Eneco is planning a 50MW/200MWh battery storage project in Belgium for commissioning next year, and called for more policy action on storage from its own government in the Netherlands.
EU project addresses interoperability, standardisation of distributed energy storage
Enel has revealed the role its digital and distributed technology arm is playing in a European Union-funded project to simplify integration of energy storage systems.
Pylontech in JV with system integrator for ESS battery gigafactory in Italy
System integrator Energy SpA and its vertically integrated peer Pylon Technologies have formed a joint venture (JV) to set up a gigafactory in Italy producing batteries for energy storage.
Italy’s nascent market hit by post-auction BESS capex spike and ‘too many solar developers’
Italy is seeing “too many solar developers moving into storage” and issues around the spike in BESS capex costs shortly after 2022’s capacity market auction, sources told Energy-Storage.news.
Germany: EnBW to start construction on pumped hydro plant in 2023
Energy firm EnBW has been given the go-ahead to start work on a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Germany.
German system operators Amprion and E.ON launch ‘world’s first decentralised grid booster’
System operators Amprion and E.ON are launching a series of non-wires alternative energy storage projects totalling 250MW in Germany, claimed to be the first of their kind.
Octopus to optimise Masdar’s £1 billion UK battery storage pipeline
UK-based utility Octopus Energy will optimise UK battery storage projects for UAE-based Masdar, which has committed to investing £1 billion (US$1.25 million) in the country’s grid-scale market.
Saft to deploy 75MWh BESS at parent company TotalEnergies’ Belgium oil refinery
Oil and gas firm TotalEnergies has enlisted subsidiary Saft to deploy a 25MW/75MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a refinery in Antwerp, Belgium.
Voltalia commissions solar-plus-storage project on French Guiana with 10.6MWh BESS
French renewable energy company Voltalia has completed the expansion of a renewable energy plant in French Guiana, adding a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 10.6MWh.
