What makes a ‘priority market’ for scaling long-duration energy storage?
The LDES Council’s policy team discusses the role of policy and markets in scaling long-duration energy storage globally with ESN Premium.
VIDEO: ‘11.5-hour LDES win moves us into new space for batteries’, says BW ESS
We caught up with the CEO of owner-operator BW ESS, Erik Strømsø, about the firm’s next deployment plans, tolling trends, procurement and LDES, with its 11.5-hour Bannaby BESS in Australia further proof of lithium-ion’s long-duration potential.
EU ‘Made in Europe’ regulation welcomed but ‘will not remove dependency on China’
A European Commission (EC) proposal to add domestic content requirements for energy storage will ‘significantly impact’ the industry but may not reduce overall dependence on China.
Sungrow and Delta Capacity sign 1GWh European framework BESS supply deal
Inverter and BESS firm Sungrow and BESS owner-operator Delta Capacity signed a 1GWh framework supply agreement for European projects at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London last week.
Grid-scale activity in Romania ramps up with gigawatts of announcements, led by Enery’s 1GWh financing
Large-scale BESS deployments in Romania are benefiting from country-specific drivers, helping Romania emerge as a busy grid-scale market.
Policy and regulation risks are a common theme in Europe and US energy storage markets
In this second part of our interview with Wood Mackenzie energy storage analysts, we look at risk factors and mitigation across the European and US markets.
Europe and the US: Comparing and contrasting two maturing energy storage markets
ESN Premium takes advantage of an opportunity to compare Europe and US energy storage markets with Wood Mackenzie energy storage analysts.
Allianz GI, OX2, Luxcara, Return, Low Carbon, Cero, Revera invest in BESS across Europe, totalling 3.7GWh
Allianz GI, Luxcara and Return have acquired BESS projects and portfolios in Germany, Finland and Spain; Low Carbon, OX2, Cero Generation and Revera have taken FIDs on projects in Poland, Finland and the UK; and NHOA Energy has received a 600MWh order in Italy. All in all, the projects total at least 3.7GWh of capacity.
Boralex commissions ‘Canada’s largest operating BESS’ in Ontario
Quebec-based IPP Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) have commissioned the 300MW/1,200MWh Hagersville Battery Energy Storage Park in Haldimand County, Ontario, CA.
BW ESS: ‘11.5-hour LDES win moves us into new space for batteries’
We caught up with the CEO of owner-operator BW ESS, Erik Strømsø, about the firm’s next deployment plans, tolling trends, procurement and LDES, with its 11.5-hour Bannaby BESS in Australia further proof of lithium-ion’s long-duration potential.
