‘Greater acceptance of merchant exposure’ in UK market, investment firm says
Lenders requirements for contracted revenues for BESS projects in the UK appears to have softened, an executive at investment firm Triple Point said.
ContourGlobal buys BESS in Greece, Alpiq in France; Iberdrola commissions Spain’s largest projects
More BESS news from across Europe, with ContourGlobal and Alpiq striking sizeable deals in Greece and France, Iberdrola putting projects into operation in Spain, and other project news in Germany, Poland, Denmark and Southeast Europe.
Germany’s TSOs begin inertia procurement with long-term contracts for grid-forming BESS
Germany’s four transmission system operators (TSOs) have begun procuring inertia services to help stabilise the electric grid as shares of renewable energy grow.
Grid-forming, hybrids and alternative chemistries in Wood Mackenzie’s 2026 energy storage trend predictions
The global energy storage market is poised for continued expansion in 2026, even as supply chain constraints, regulatory evolution, and emerging applications reshape the landscape, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Digital BESS services M&A: Quinbrook sells optimiser Flexitricity, Fortescue’s analytics provider buys Zitara
Fortescue’s battery intelligence platform has acquired analytics provider Zitara, and Drax has agreed to acquire optimiser Flexitricity.
UK’s Gore Street closes European battery storage fund, sees ‘improved economics of LDES’
Gore Street Capital has completed a first close for its GS EU Fund SCSp, which will target battery storage investments mainly in the European Union.
Over 2GWh of Europe BESS completed, financed and transacted in past week
Another roundup of European grid-scale BESS project news, led by MORE and Zenobe putting Greece and UK projects into operation, and major project financings/construction starts by Acacia in France, Greenvolt in Hungary and Eco Stor in Germany.
German BESS flexibility platform and operator Terralayr raises €192 million
Virtual BESS tolling platform startup Terralayr has raised €192 million (US$223 million), primarily for its own build-own-operate BESS pipeline. CEO Philipp Man spoke to Energy-Storage.news about the funding round and growing its capacity virtualisation and tolling platform.
Year in Review: Flexibility is more valuable than ever, says Fluence
Fluence senior VP and chief enterprise operations officer Roman Loosen explains how 2025 saw energy storage go from “important” to “essential.”
Neoen and French TSO to trial grid-forming services with retrofitted BESS
IPP Neoen will provide Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) with grid-forming function from a BESS project in Brittany, France.
