EU releases Electrification Action Plan, reaffirms 200GW 2030 energy storage target
The European Commission has released its final Electrification Action Plan, reaffirming its belief that the bloc needs 200GW of energy storage by 2030.
California batteries missing out on revenue due to suboptimal bidding strategies, Gridmatic analysis finds
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) operating in California’s grid left approximately US$98 million on the table due to suboptimal bidding strategies, according to a new analysis from Gridmatic.
‘It’s on the up now’: How grid fee clarity unlocked BW ESS’ German ambitions
BW ESS’ executive director Roberto Jimenez discusses the company’s recently-announced first Germany project, in Klostermansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, which could be one of Europe’s largest when completed in 2028.
Leaked EU Electrification Action Plan recognises need for 200GW of energy storage by 2030
Update 16 July 2026: Energy Storage Europe sent a statement to Energy-Storage.news on the leaked plan.
Alfen and CATL agree 5GWh sodium-ion BESS partnership in Europe
System integrator Alfen and battery company CATL have struck a 5GWh partnership for sodium-ion BESS deployments in Europe.
EU ROUNDUP: Operators commission 682MWh of BESS in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria
There’s been a flurry of project completions across Europe this past week, with projects completed in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria by RheinEnergie/SMA, BSP, BStor, European Energy and Sunotec respectively, totalling nearly 700MWh of capacity.
What does a bankable route-to-market strategy for battery storage in Europe actually look like?
With technology risk now largely removed from the equation, assessing how a battery storage project will perform across market opportunities is now the main object of financiers’ scrutiny, writes Ryan Alexander of enspired.
Giga Storage secures finance for 2.8GWh ‘critical infrastructure’ Belgium BESS
Owner-operator Giga Storage has secured a €450 million (US$512 million) financing package for its 700MW/2,800MWh Green Turtle BESS project in Belgium.
Battery storage business models explored for AI data centres with Nordic reserve market revenues and US household computing power
AI data centre battery storage announcements on both sides of the Atlantic explore the tapping of grid-balancing revenues and distributed computing.
In the age of AI data centres and electrification, the grid is the real bottleneck
Europe is suddenly seeing AI data centre scale-up take centre stage in energy planning considerations amid the ongoing electrification of the economy.
