VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Battery recycling, lifecycle data and sustainability
How can the industry prepare for when the first wave of utility-scale BESS projects begin to reach end-of-life?
British Gas owner Centrica activates 40MW BESS projects in Sweden, subsidiary to optimise
UK energy major Centrica has activated two BESS totalling 40MW in Borlänge, Sweden, expanding its European portfolio to more than 770MW.
Germany: NGEN starts building 100MWh BESS, Harmony Energy secures 3GWh pipeline financing
NGEN and Harmony Energy have made strides in deploying large-scale BESS projects in Germany, launching construction and securing pipeline financing respectively.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: What is the outlook for BESS Capex this year?
What does the combination of regulatory, supply chain and market pressures mean for the cost of building large-scale BESS this year?
Engie buys 1.1GWh of synchronous condenser-paired BESS in Spain, starts building 220MWh France project
Multinational power firm Engie has acquired two large-scale BESS projects in Spain, paired with synchronous condensers and has launched construction on a BESS in France.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Assessing Germany’s unique merchant opportunities
What are the merchant opportunities in Germany, where there are almost no capacity schemes or subsidies for energy storage? A panel of expert speakers discussed the opportunities in Europe’s largest energy market on the panel at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London in February.
UK BESS ROUNDUP: SSE commissions 300MWh unit, Matrix, Drax and Voltaria progress projects
SSE Renewables, Matrix Renewables, Drax and Voltaria have all progressed large-scale BESS projects in the UK, all-in-all totalling 1.8GWh of new capacity.
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: How can you ensure quality and performance when buying BESS?
How do you ensure quality and performance and mitigate risk when buying BESS equipment? Expert speakers from consultancies, analytics firms and independent power producers discussed the topic in a recent panel discussion.
Neoen enlists Nidec for 496MWh France BESS, launches Japan project
IPP Neoen will start construction on large-scale BESS projects in France and Japan in the coming months.
IPPs Zelestra, BNZ adding BESS to solar PV plants in Southern Europe
IPPs Zelestra, BNZ and ALFI have secured offtake and financing to hybridise solar projects with BESS across Spain, Italy, Portugal and Romania.
