VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: What is the outlook for BESS Capex this year?
What does the combination of regulatory, supply chain and market pressures mean for the cost of building large-scale BESS this year?
Engie buys 1.1GWh of synchronous condenser-paired BESS in Spain, starts building 220MWh France project
Multinational power firm Engie has acquired two large-scale BESS projects in Spain, paired with synchronous condensers and has launched construction on a BESS in France.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Assessing Germany’s unique merchant opportunities
What are the merchant opportunities in Germany, where there are almost no capacity schemes or subsidies for energy storage? A panel of expert speakers discussed the opportunities in Europe’s largest energy market on the panel at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London in February.
UK BESS ROUNDUP: SSE commissions 300MWh unit, Matrix, Drax and Voltaria progress projects
SSE Renewables, Matrix Renewables, Drax and Voltaria have all progressed large-scale BESS projects in the UK, all-in-all totalling 1.8GWh of new capacity.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: How can you ensure quality and performance when buying BESS?
How do you ensure quality and performance and mitigate risk when buying BESS equipment? Expert speakers from consultancies, analytics firms and independent power producers discussed the topic in a recent panel discussion.
Neoen enlists Nidec for 496MWh France BESS, launches Japan project
IPP Neoen will start construction on large-scale BESS projects in France and Japan in the coming months.
IPPs Zelestra, BNZ adding BESS to solar PV plants in Southern Europe
IPPs Zelestra, BNZ and ALFI have secured offtake and financing to hybridise solar projects with BESS across Spain, Italy, Portugal and Romania.
Sungrow bags 1GWh BESS supply deal with ENEVO Group in Romania
Sungrow has signed an agreement with Romanian energy solutions provider ENEVO Group to supply 1GWh of BESS across projects in Romania.
NGEN building 170MWh Austria BESS; Foresight and EBRD invest in Germany, Lithuania developers
BESS platform NGEN has started building an 85M/170MWh BESS in Austria, while Foresight Group and the EBRD have invested in development platforms in Germany and Lithuania.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: What does life after MACSE look like in Italy?
What is the future for the grid-scale energy storage market in Italy, now that the dust has settled from the country’s long-awaited MACSE auction for BESS?
