EASE rebrands as Energy Storage Europe Association for era of ‘unprecedented growth’
European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), which represents 70 member organisations across the industry value chain, has undergone a rebrand.
Naturgy launches construction on first portion of ten-site, 160MW BESS portfolio in Spain
Utility and power firm Naturgy has started building its first BESS projects in Spain, at four solar PV plants in Almeria and the Canary Islands.
State government, project partners inaugurate Germany’s first utility-scale grid-forming BESS
The first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) with grid-forming capabilities in Germany was inaugurated a few days ago.
‘There will be incidents’: Fire safety risk mitigation, public perception and design factors in BESS asset management
How you approach fire safety risk management in BESS was a big talking point yesterday at the Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland 2025.
BESS projects totalling over 1.5GWh progress in Bulgaria, Romania, Finland and Greece
A flurry of grid-scale BESS project progress totalling more than a combined 1.5GWh in the past week, from Renalfa in Bulgaria, Engie in Romania, Nala Renewables in Finland and Metlen in Greece.
Long-term risk, KPIs and the value of developers and optimisers in BESS asset management
The value of developers and optimisers in the BESS lifecycle, thinking about long-term risk and KPIs for maximising the asset have been key themes at the Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland 2025.
Germany BESS platform Terra One: ‘The delta between merchant and tolling is big’
We catch up with the CFO and co-founder of German BESS own-operate platform Terra One, after its €150 million (US$173 million) mezzanine financing to scale up in Europe’s hottest energy storage market.
Germany: Federal Network Agency picks 490MW of solar-plus-storage from oversubscribed tender
Germany has awarded contracts to 490MW of solar-plus-storage projects in its latest “innovation” auction for co-located renewables.
UK BESS asset management has moved to ‘disciplined, systems-level approach’
BESS asset management in the UK has moved beyond the rudimentary ‘project delivery and basic O&M’ approach, a speaker at the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland explained in a Q&A.
AIP acquires 49% stake in BW ESS UK storage portfolio for nearly US$900 million
Asset manager AIP Management has bought a 49% stake in a 2.4GWh UK portfolio from global BESS investment platform BW ESS for a deal in excess of £650 million (US$873 million).
