Jupiter Power puts Houston’s first large-scale BESS into action in Texas’ ERCOT market
Developer Jupiter Power has begun operating a battery storage project in Houston which CEO Andy Bowman claimed is “the first of its scale” in the Texas, US city.
PNNL opens US DOE energy storage research facility, long-duration LCOS analysis published
A new research centre ‘uniquely equipped’ to evaluate energy storage technologies has opened at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Washington, US.
Fluence to provide Excelsior with 2.2GWh of US-manufactured BESS from next year
System integrator Fluence Energy and investor Excelsior Energy Capital have entered into a supply agreement for 2.2GWh of BESS, which Fluence claims will utilise US-manufactured battery cells and modules.
EU Roundup: ‘Sand Battery’ for electricity storage, 44MWh France BESS online, Spain funds 3.4GWh of projects
A roundup of energy storage news from across the EU, involving Polar Night Energy’s ‘Sand Battery’ in Finland, GazelEnergie and Q Energy in France, and Spain’s MITECO awarding financial support to 45 projects.
Germany: Nofar Energy claims first physical fixed-price toll for BESS in Continental Europe
IPP Nofar Energy has agreed a Flexibility Purchase Agreement (FPA) for a 209MWh BESS project in Germany, the first of its kind in Continental Europe, it claimed.
TagEnergy and Tesla launching construction on France’s largest BESS at 480MWh
Renewable developer and IPP TagEnergy will soon start construction on the largest BESS project in France, a 240MW/480MWh project with Tesla providing BESS and EPC services.
UK ROUNDUP: Big project news from Field, Cero, Fidra, Low Carbon and Green Nation
A roundup from a very busy fortnight of UK BESS news, with major project announcements from Field, Cero Generation, Fidra Energy, Sungrow, Green Nation and Low Carbon, as well as ESB and SSE news items from neighbouring Ireland.
BW ESS, ACL expand Italy BESS drive to 2.9GW, targeting capacity market in the North and MACSE in the South
BESS owner-operator BW ESS and developer ACL Energy have expanded their development pipeline in Italy to 2.9GW.
Infra investor Avadis launching Switzerland’s largest BESS project, for 2027 energisation
Avadis Investment Foundation is buying a BESS project in Switzerland which could be the country’s largest when it is scheduled to come online in 2027.
Cyprus confirms €35 million ‘investment support’ scheme for renewables with energy storage
The government of Cyprus has confirmed financial support will be made available for renewable energy projects paired with energy storage.
