European Union members make mixed progress in implementing energy storage strategies
European Union countries have made limited progress on energy storage deployment and electricity network flexibility recommendations.
4-hour projects, 15-year toll: Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode progress BESS in Northern Europe
A flurry of BESS project news from big-name players in Western Europe in the run-up to the Energy Storage Summit next week, with Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode moving projects forward in Germany, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Highlights include a 15-year toll between Drax and Zenobē, and multiple 4-hour duration systems.
The Energy Storage Report 2026 out now: grid-forming, fire safety, bankability and more
The 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report is out now and available to download, charting the key trends, challenges and successes in the industry.
Slow start to global 2026 BESS deployments in January, China continues to dominate
The first monthly global grid-scale BESS deployment figures for 2026 are in from Rho Motion, showing a year-on-year fall and China continuing to account for the majority of activity.
Gigawatt-hours of investments, tolls, optimisation and platform financing across Europe this week
Another roundup of European BESS news, but this time around portfolios, partnerships, investments, financing, optimisation and tolling in France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Romania. Notable highlights are Grenergy’s 10-year BESS toll in Spain and Ingrid Capacity entering the French market.
KNESS and Hithium enter 2GWh Ukraine partnership, c.700MWh progressed elsewhere in Finland, Estonia and Southeast Europe
A busy week of large-scale BESS projects news from the Eastern side of Europe, with projects reaching commissioning, final investment decision, technology procurement and acquisition, led by KNESS’ 2GWh partnership with Hithium in Ukraine.
Planning barriers ‘threaten to stall momentum’ in UK battery storage market
The UK just saw its biggest year of grid-scale battery storage deployments, but planning barriers “threaten to stall momentum,” according to one expert.
Baltic BESS and TES: Estonia’s 1.1GWh district heating accumulator, Nidec PCS-transformer deal in Lithuania
A 582MWh battery storage project and a gigawatt-hour-scale thermal energy storage system are the latest big developments in the emerging Baltic region, north-eastern Europe.
Ore Energy pilots 100-hour iron-air BESS at EDF lab in France
Netherlands-based iron-air long-duration energy storage (LDES) startup Ore Energy has completed a grid-connected pilot of its 100-hour iron-air LDES system at EDF Lab les Renardières in France.
RWE, Masdar, Zenobe, Enlight and others forge partnerships, tolling offers to further Germany market expansion
A busy week of grid-scale BESS project news from Germany, with numerous development, project, optimisation and tolling partnerships announced.
