DTEK enlists Fluence for 200MW/400MWh of grid-supporting BESS in Ukraine
System integrator Fluence will provide 200MW/400MWh of BESS for dependent power producer (IPP) DTEK’s projects in Ukraine.
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.
Germany: Nofar Energy claims first physical fixed-price toll for BESS in Continental Europe
IPP Nofar Energy has agreed a Flexibility Purchase Agreement (FPA) for a 209MWh BESS project in Germany, the first of its kind in Continental Europe, it claimed.
NextEra Energy Resources commences permitting for 250MW of hybrid BESS in Wisconsin
NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.
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.
