UK ROUNDUP: Project commissioning and deals for Wärtsilä, Canadian Solar, Gresham House and Eku Energy
Another edition of news in brief, focusing on the UK market with Wärtsilä, Canadian Solar, Gresham House and Eku Energy.
Fire testing heats up as Chinese energy storage firms wage ‘extreme safety’ battle
Energy storage system safety is being taken to new levels, as evidenced by the fire testing efforts of Chinese market players, writes Carrie Xiao.
The evolution of BESS offtake deals in Europe
Long-term BESS offtake and PPA deals are clearly on the rise in Europe, but how are they evolving vi-a-vis structures, tenors and regional differences?
Iberdrola hires Ingeteam for 100MW/200MWh BESS hybridisation of PV plants in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola and power conversion specialist firm Ingeteam have partnered to hybridise Spanish operational PV plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS).
New EU end-of-life battery regulations create legal and commercial complexities for suppliers
Suriya Edwards and Deborah Harvey, partners specialising in battery energy storage at law firm Freeths LLP, analyse new EU battery regulations around suppliers’ responsibility for collecting, treating and recycling collected batteries.
MEAG and SMA Altenso partner on 354MWh Germany BESS with ‘next-gen’ inverters
Asset manager MEAG and a subsidiary of inverter specialist SMA have partnered to deploy a 130MW/354MWh BESS in Germany, their second together and one which will deploy ‘next-generation’ inverters.
EnBW proposes 400MW/800MWh BESS at legacy power plant in Germany
Utility and power generation firm EnBW has presented a 400MW/800MW BESS project proposal to a municipal council in Germany, for deployment at its Philippsburg nuclear power plant which is in the process of being decommissioned.
Portugal to invest €400 million into grid and BESS after Iberian blackout
The government of Portugal has announced plans to invest €400 million (US$466 million) to improve its grid management capabilities and increase its battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity.
EDP, developer Zelestra sign ‘Spain’s first solar-plus-storage PPA’
Spanish energy firm Zelestra and Portuguese utility EDP have signed what they call the “first” solar-plus-storage power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Spanish renewables market.
UK battery storage activity soars, bigger projects: H1 2025 recap
Activity in the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market continues to grow substantially year-on-year despite numerous headwinds, as detailed in this H1 recap from our Market Research colleagues.
