Low Carbon sells 6GW Dutch BESS portfolio to S4 Energy
Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI) subsidiary S4 Energy has acquired Netherlands BESS development platform LC Energy, and its 6GW pipeline of projects, from developer Low Carbon.
UK BESS market volatility, national politics and falling capex at play as Harmony portfolio sale goes to second round
UK BESS fund Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has progressed the sale of its portfolio to the second round, a process which a source told us raises questions around listed funds’ role in the BESS industry.
UK BESS project approvals for ILI, Aukera, Apatura, Lightsource bp and data centre
A roundup of news from the UK BESS market, with developers ILI, Aukera, and Apatura having projects achieve planning permission, along with IPP Lightsource bp and a data centre in Wales, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.
Sweden: Ingrid Capacity launches ‘Nordics’ largest BESS’, Flower raises €45 million
A double header of news from Sweden, with BESS developer-operator Ingrid Capacity launching what it claimed is the largest project in the Nordics, and optimiser Flower completing a Series A.
‘We can go further than five years’: CATL on Tener BESS and its ‘zero-degradation’
CATL is the world’s largest lithium-ion manufacturer, and a major player in BESS too, and made headlines earlier this year when it claimed five years of ‘zero degradation’ for its new grid-scale product Tener.
Rolwind claims first EIA approval for standalone, 800MWh BESS in Spain
Developer Rolwind has won a favourable environmental impact assessment (EIA) result for a 200MW/800MWh BESS in Spain, the first standalone one to do so and the largest in the country, it claimed.
Scottish first minister welcomes Highview Power’s 2.5GWh ‘world’s largest’ liquid air LDES project
Highview Power has revealed its second planned long-duration energy storage (LDES) project using its liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology, in Scotland, UK.
United Bankers fund buys 30MW/60MWh Finland BESS project from AmpTank
UB Renewable Energy Fund (AIF) has acquired a 30MW/60MWh BESS project in Finland on which it will start construction in Spring 2025.
BW ESS and Ingrid Capacity put 211MW Sweden portfolio into operation
Developer and optimiser Ingrid Capacity and investor BW ESS have commissioned a 211MW/211MWh BESS portfolio in Sweden, the largest in the Nordics, they claimed.
Aquila and MW storage launch Finland BESS projects
Aquila Clean Energy has launched construction on a 50MW BESS in Finland, while MW Storage has launched two new projects in the country.
