First 4-hour BESS goes online in the Netherlands
BESS developer-operator S4 Energy has put a 4-hour duration project online in the Netherlands, the first in the country to become operational.
Behind the numbers: BNEF finds 40% year-on-year drop in BESS costs
BNEF analyst Isshu Kikuma discusses trends and market dynamics impacting the cost of energy storage in 2024 with ESN Premium.
Enspired integrates battery health analytics into AI-driven BESS trading platform
European battery optimisation and energy trading service provider enspired has partnered with battery analytics company volytica diagnostics.
UK reaches 6GW/8GWh of operational BESS; nearly 20GWh under construction
Although last year saw a dip in installations and projects submitted for planning, the BESS market in the UK continues to steam ahead with over 8GWh online and nearly 20GWh being built.
Developers Fidra and Innova secure planning consent for two UK BESS, totalling over 5GWh
Developers Fidra Energy and Innova have secured planning consent for two large-scale BESS projects in the UK, which together total 2,425MW/5,150MWh of energy storage capacity.
BNEF: Bigger cell sizes, 5MWh containers among major BESS cost reduction drivers
A growing industry trend towards larger battery cell sizes and higher energy density containers is contributing significantly to falling battery energy storage system (BESS) costs.
‘Germany won’t saturate like UK’ but ‘more applications needed for BESS’: Terralayr on addressing commercialisation gap
We caught up with executives from BESS operator and aggregation platform Terralayr, after it raised €77 million (US$80 million) for its activities in Germany.
CATL seeking US$44 million in overdue payments from Powin for battery shipments in 2022/23
CATL has filed a complaint in a US court against system integrator Powin for alleged non-payment of shipments of battery cells for BESS.
Portugal and Moldova progress BESS procurements with EU and USAID funds
Portugal has selected 43 winning BESS projects for a share of €100 million (US$105 million) in EU grants while, on the other side of Europe, Moldova has launched a 75MW BESS procurement with funding from USAID.
UK energy storage slows down as Ireland pipeline gains traction
The UK saw a slowdown in both BESS installations and submitted applications in 2024, while applications in Ireland grew by capacity, writes PV Tech Research analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.
