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Infrastructure investor Actis enters Poland’s energy storage market by acquiring two large-scale projects from DTEK’s DRI, totaling 1.14GWh. R.Power and Solax also announce project updates in the country.
Global battery energy storage system failures per deployed GWh decline 99% between 2018 and 2025, while installed capacity grows exponentially. The figures track failure rates relative to the expanding deployed fleet.
Return has put its Antares battery energy storage system into commercial operation in the Netherlands. The facility is rated at 100MW/200MWh and is the country’s largest to reach that stage, according to the report.
Freeman Hall, CEO of B2U Storage Solutions, says US second-life battery energy storage systems can compete with China’s prices. The interview concerns the commercial prospects of reusing batteries in stationary storage.
A market intelligence consultant argues that AI data centres’ power demands could stretch the capabilities of lithium-ion batteries. The opinion makes the case for non-lithium battery options for data centre energy needs.
NextEra Energy suspends operations at two battery energy storage facilities on Long Island, New York, over drinking-water contamination concerns. The decision puts the facilities' operations on hold amid environmental and public-health concerns.
India’s Union Cabinet approves a US$19.3 billion Green Energy Corridor, including US$5.2 billion for battery energy storage. The plan allocates 50GWh of storage through FY2032-33.
BW ESS begins construction on an 828MWh battery energy storage project in Italy, its second large-scale project there in a month. Developers Galileo and Aura Power also advance project portfolios in the country.
Gore Street shareholders vote to maintain the status quo, while Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and BW ESS advance large-scale UK battery storage projects with four-hour duration.
A comparison examines Hithium’s ∞Cell N785Ah sodium-ion battery and BESS products against offerings from CATL, HiNa, and Hithium’s own LFP range. The analysis places the launch amid signs of an inflection point for sodium-ion battery chemistry.
EDF Power Solutions Australia refers a wind-and-storage project to assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act. The project includes a battery energy storage system with 800MWh capacity.
Atmos Renewables reaches financial close for the 400MW/1,600MWh Teebar battery energy storage system in Queensland, Australia. The project is backed by the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Gotion and Volkswagen AG plan three joint ventures to make lithium iron phosphate batteries and battery materials in Valencia, Surany, and Kenitra. Cell production between electric vehicles and battery storage systems will adjust according to demand.
Dutch battery storage developer Giga Storage advances its 1.4GWh project in Germany to the ready-to-build stage. The company has also begun construction on a 2.8GWh battery project in Belgium.
Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE signs an agreement to supply and commission a 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system for OX2’s Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in Australia.
A bipartisan US Senate bill proposes reforms to speed permitting for energy projects, drawing mixed reactions from clean-energy industry and advocacy groups. The proposal concerns approval processes for energy development.
Statkraft and Greenvolt Power sign a 10-year tolling agreement for 400MW of battery energy storage across two operating projects in Poland. The agreement is described as the largest EU battery storage tolling deal.
Orix Corporation begins construction on 589MWh of battery storage projects in Japan, its first backed by external investment. The projects follow the company's securing of that investment.
Northland Power's 80MW/160MWh Jurassic energy storage project has entered commercial operation in Cypress County, Alberta. It is described as the largest battery energy storage system in the province.
Antora Energy announces a 5.8GWh thermal energy storage project at Pratt Energy’s biorefinery in Pratt, Kansas. The project is described as multi-day storage.