Germany is significantly simplifying the construction of large battery, heat, and hydrogen storage installations outside urban areas. The Bundestag has adopted an amendment classifying these investments as privileged within the planning process. The industry calls it a breakthrough for the…
Europe is entering a new phase of energy infrastructure development. Later this month, the total installed capacity of energy storage systems in the EU, the UK, Norway, and Switzerland is set to exceed 100 GW, according to the latest analysis…
The German energy company LEAG, in collaboration with Fluence, is starting construction of one of Europe’s most impressive battery projects. On the site of a former open-pit mine near the town of Jänschwalde, just a few kilometers from the Polish…
The update to Ireland’s System Dispatch and Planning (SDP) introduced on November 13 is likely a breakthrough step toward the full integration of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with the wholesale electricity market. For the first time, storage facilities will…
Danish company Aalborg CSP is proposing a revolution in how old coal-fired power plants in Europe are decommissioned. Instead of costly demolition, the company is developing a technology that converts coal units into large-scale thermal energy storage systems integrated with…
Finnish companies Merus Power and Exilion have signed an agreement to build an energy storage system with parameters of 30 MW / 66 MWh. The contract is valued at approximately EUR 17 million. The installation will be constructed in Kuortti,…
Peak Energy signs multi-year sodium-ion storage supply deal with Jupiter Power Peak Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with Jupiter Power, one of the leading U.S. developers and operators of large-scale energy storage, for the supply of up to 4.75…
The UK-based energy storage developer Eku Energy has received formal approval from the government of Victoria to build the Tramway Road Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity of 300 MW and 1.2 GWh. The AUD 400 million (USD…
The Italian energy group ERG S.p.A., one of the largest renewable energy producers in Europe, has launched its first electrochemical energy storage system with a capacity of 12.5 MW and 50 MWh in Vicari, Sicily. The installation, based on lithium…
Near Namur in Belgium, the world’s first solar farm is being built that will produce not only electricity from solar panels but also green hydrogen. The facility is scheduled to open in 2026, and the project is considered a breakthrough…