European Union members make mixed progress in implementing energy storage strategies
European Union countries have made limited progress on energy storage deployment and electricity network flexibility recommendations.
4-hour projects, 15-year toll: Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode progress BESS in Northern Europe
A flurry of BESS project news from big-name players in Western Europe in the run-up to the Energy Storage Summit next week, with Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode moving projects forward in Germany, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Highlights include a 15-year toll between Drax and Zenobē, and multiple 4-hour duration systems.
Moonwatt targets ‘same disruption string inverters had in solar’ with distributed sodium-ion BESS architecture
We hear from Netherlands-based ‘distributed hybridisation’ sodium-ion BESS startup Moonwatt, as it announces its first project 18 months after being founded and around a year after executives introduced its tech and strategy to Energy-Storage.news.
The Energy Storage Report 2026 out now: grid-forming, fire safety, bankability and more
The 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report is out now and available to download, charting the key trends, challenges and successes in the industry.
‘Greater diversity reshapes expectations’: Women in Energy Storage Network on strengthening and empowering an inclusive industry
Women in Energy Storage Network (WinES) discusses how the organisation fosters collaboration and leadership, as it works to create an inclusive industry community.
Slow start to global 2026 BESS deployments in January, China continues to dominate
The first monthly global grid-scale BESS deployment figures for 2026 are in from Rho Motion, showing a year-on-year fall and China continuing to account for the majority of activity.
Gigawatt-hours of investments, tolls, optimisation and platform financing across Europe this week
Another roundup of European BESS news, but this time around portfolios, partnerships, investments, financing, optimisation and tolling in France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Romania. Notable highlights are Grenergy’s 10-year BESS toll in Spain and Ingrid Capacity entering the French market.
Battery storage can help establish a new era of European energy resilience
More needs to be done to cement energy storage’s vital role in European energy resilience, writes Teresa Casacchia, head of storage at Baywa r.e.
KNESS and Hithium enter 2GWh Ukraine partnership, c.700MWh progressed elsewhere in Finland, Estonia and Southeast Europe
A busy week of large-scale BESS projects news from the Eastern side of Europe, with projects reaching commissioning, final investment decision, technology procurement and acquisition, led by KNESS’ 2GWh partnership with Hithium in Ukraine.
Planning barriers ‘threaten to stall momentum’ in UK battery storage market
The UK just saw its biggest year of grid-scale battery storage deployments, but planning barriers “threaten to stall momentum,” according to one expert.
