TotalEnergies and its partners have officially commissioned the Hydra complex in South Africa. It is the largest hybrid renewable energy project developed on the African continent to date. Combining a 216 MW photovoltaic power plant with a 500 MWh battery…
German energy company RWE has begun installing a large-scale energy storage facility at the Hambach open-cast lignite mine in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a capacity of 236 MW and storage capacity of 470 MWh, the installation marks another step in transforming…
Chinese technology giant CATL has published its financial report for the first half of 2026. Revenue from energy storage systems rose by 87.5%, while net profit reached RMB 43.28 billion. The company’s total revenue in the first half of the…
The number of hours with negative electricity prices in Europe continues to rise. According to analyses by Montel, the phenomenon intensified clearly across many markets in the first half of 2026 — including in Poland, which ranked close to the…
Use of Renewable Energy Sources to Power Irrigation Systems in Agriculture Is a Proven Step Toward Cost Reduction However, the sun does not shine when the soil most needs moisture, which creates the need for energy storage. A new study…
The European large‑scale battery developer Giga Storage has officially closed the financing structure for the gigantic Green Turtle energy‑storage project in Belgium. The installation, with an impressive power rating of 700 MW and a record‑breaking capacity of 2.8 GWh, has…
Starlight Energy, the development arm of the London‑based investment group NextEnergy, has received official approval to build a gigantic energy storage facility with a power rating of 240 MW and a capacity of 960 MWh in England. Importantly for the…
The American startup Peak Energy will carry out a major investment in the energy‑storage sector. The company will spend 71 million dollars on the construction of a sodium‑ion battery factory in Sacramento, California. It will be the first manufacturing facility…
The Swiss energy producer and service provider Alpiq has finalized an agreement to acquire 90% of shares in the British company Harmony Energy – one of Europe’s leading developers and operators of large‑scale energy‑storage systems. The transaction aims to radically…
The expansion of electricity grids, large‑scale energy‑storage facilities, and demand‑flexibility systems is drastically failing to keep pace with the explosive growth of wind and solar farms in Europe. The flagship 2026 report of the ECNO institute warns that without immediate…