The Portuguese government has introduced a new regulation for energy storage developers. New BESS facilities must provide grid-forming capabilities. Furthermore, they must also deliver synthetic inertia. The regulations came into force on 23 October 2026. Portugal has taken a proactive…
Spain’s renewable energy sector shows no signs of slowing down. In the third quarter of 2026, public notices were published in the country for 27 projects involving battery energy storage systems. The total capacity of the planned BESS installations reaches…
Chinese giant Sungrow has subjected its latest PowerTitan 3.0 energy storage system to an extreme safety test. The large-scale fire test (LSFT) was conducted by the independent organization UL Solutions. The test took place in China in accordance with the…
Rwanda is taking a major step towards large-scale energy transformation. The state-owned Energy Development Corporation Limited has announced a tender for the construction of a 200 MW floating solar farm combined with a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a…
Combined government targets for energy storage deployment currently total 822 GW by 2030. This is 45% below the global target of 1,500 GW pledged by 74 countries at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29). A report published by the British…
New Zealand-based company ArcActive has launched a pilot energy storage system using advanced lead-acid batteries. The installation is located at Deakin University’s 7.25 MW microgrid test facility in Waurn Ponds, Australia. The project is supported by Origin Zero and integrated…
Batteries are no longer considered a bottleneck in the energy transition. The latest analyses from Finland’s LUT University indicate that technological advances, the development of sodium-ion batteries, and the use of electric vehicles in a V2G model are effectively eliminating…
Australian Vanadium Ltd. has signed a preliminary agreement with US battery technology developer Tyfast Energy. The partnership aims to evaluate Australian vanadium oxide for use in innovative lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anodes. The new technology is intended for ultra-fast-charging lithium-ion…
Austria’s energy market regulator, E-Control, has adopted new regulations governing system usage charges. The new rules, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, aim to improve the utilization of existing transmission capacity, promote flexibility, and reduce the need for…
Italian company Energy Dome, a pioneer in long-duration energy storage, has opened its first manufacturing facility in Piacenza, northern Italy. The factory will produce key components for the company’s proprietary carbon dioxide battery systems, including its distinctive large-scale domes used…