Alfen and CATL executives marking the deal. Image: Alfen. System integrator Alfen and battery company CATL have struck a 5GWh...
Thailand needs ‘many regulatory reforms’ of electricity sector to catch up with ASEAN leaders on energy storage
Thailand has lagged behind other ASEAN countries in its deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Philippines for...
EU ROUNDUP: Operators commission 682MWh of BESS in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria
Activity in the German market has ramped up in the past few months since the government clarified that the exemption...
Behind CATL’s ‘zero degradation’ BESS technology
Croatian EV and BESS technology company Rimac also announced a ‘zero-degradation’ product later that year, promising a shorter two-year window...
Hithium on the European C&I BESS market and its need for a 4-hour solution
Hithium: We think it’s a very active market, and we can see it’s becoming more active in recent years. I believe the reason is that many investors in...
Australia’s New South Wales grants planning consent for 3.6GWh pumped hydro project at former coal mine
The Environmental Impact Statement indicates an alternative configuration of 400MW over 9-hours is possible, subject to network capacity. Water will...
Australia’s Transgrid opens pathway for 900MW of grid-forming battery storage as synchronous condenser costs surge 38%
The actual average cost has risen to AU$225 million per site, with Transgrid noting that further escalation is likely for...
Avantus progresses California solar-plus-storage projects, Fluence providing domestic content BESS
The BESS will be paired with a solar PV facility, and construction is expected to begin in 2027 with a...
Global BESS deployments soar 27% in H1 2026, Saudi Arabia drives figures in June
The Elena BESS in Chile, the largest in the world to come online during June. Image: Grenergy Some 9.1GW/33.5GWh of...
Google projects are evidence that long-duration CO2 Batteries are ‘reliable capacity assets,’ Energy Dome says
Potter sees the CO2 Battery and other LDES technologies as a good fit for addressing the twin problems of ensuring...