Eneco to take Netherlands’ largest BESS into operation in 2025
Utility Eneco will optimise a BESS project in the Netherlands that, at 31.6MW/126.4MWh, will be the country’s largest when it comes online before the end of the year.
UK regulator Ofgem considers 10-hour minimum duration for long-duration energy storage
Ofgem, the UK’s energy market regulator, is considering raising the minimum duration of technologies eligible for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme.
Neoen starts building 90MWh German BESS
France-headquartered IPP Neoen has started construction work on a 45MW/90MWh BESS project in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, set to come online in 2026.
Complexity and risk of BESS warranties ‘prohibitive’ for some asset owners
Battery storage warranties are complex and inflexible and can add ‘prohibitive’ costs and risks for some asset owners, according to ACCURE Battery Intelligence.
Engie signs offtake contract for long-duration CO2 Battery project in Sardinia, Italy
Engie has signed an ‘energy storage as a service’ contract with technology provider Energy Dome for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) project in Sardinia, Italy.
Eni Plenitude completes construction of 200MW/400MWh Texas BESS
Eni Plenitude, the utility arm of the large oil and gas major Eni, has completed construction of the 200MW/400MWh Guajillo battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas, US.
Year in Review: EPC Burns & McDonnell on energy storage innovation, workforce and Trump
The energy storage team at EPC firm Burns & McDonnell offers its take on the year just gone and looks ahead to 2025.
US DOE offers US$1.76 billion loan to Hydrostor for A-CAES California project
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a loan to long-duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator Hydrostor of up to US$1.76 billion.
Flatiron Energy gets ISO green light for 1.2GWh indoor BESS in Boston, Massachusetts
System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS located in Boston, Massachusetts under development by Boulder, Colorado-based developer and IPP Flatiron Energy.
US Treasury, IRS release final rules for technology-neutral clean energy tax credits
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rule for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits – also known as the technology-neutral credits.
