2023 set to be ‘best year ever’ for solar installations
Record solar panel installation rates have set the UK on track for “best year ever for renewable energy” installations said Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
UK BESS developer Field gets US$258 million investment from DIF Capital Partners
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has received a £200 million (US$257.96 million) investment from DIF Capital Partners.
UK developer Alcemi wins planning permission for 500MW/1,000MWh battery storage project
Network solutions company Alcemi has been granted planning permission to develop one of Europe’s largest energy storage facilities.
Tesvolt claims ‘unique’ safety solution can enable more C&I battery storage installations
Tesvolt’s new collaboration with Denios aims to “offer extremely safe energy storage systems to customers with special safety requirements”.
EU approves Slovenia’s €150 million grants for renewables and energy storage
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a €150 million (US$160 million) state aid scheme for renewable energy and energy storage in Slovenia.
Eneco to commission 200MWh BESS project in Belgium in 2024, calls for more from Dutch government
Dutch utility Eneco is planning a 50MW/200MWh battery storage project in Belgium for commissioning next year, and called for more policy action on storage from its own government in the Netherlands.
EU project addresses interoperability, standardisation of distributed energy storage
Enel has revealed the role its digital and distributed technology arm is playing in a European Union-funded project to simplify integration of energy storage systems.
Pylontech in JV with system integrator for ESS battery gigafactory in Italy
System integrator Energy SpA and its vertically integrated peer Pylon Technologies have formed a joint venture (JV) to set up a gigafactory in Italy producing batteries for energy storage.
Italy’s nascent market hit by post-auction BESS capex spike and ‘too many solar developers’
Italy is seeing “too many solar developers moving into storage” and issues around the spike in BESS capex costs shortly after 2022’s capacity market auction, sources told Energy-Storage.news.
Germany: EnBW to start construction on pumped hydro plant in 2023
Energy firm EnBW has been given the go-ahead to start work on a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Germany.
