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Egypt's minister for electricity and renewable energy Dr Mahmoud Esmat (centre) at the signing of the CPAs. Image: AMEA Power

Egypt: Government signs contracts for country’s first standalone battery storage projects

February 26, 2025
Egypt’s government has signed contracts with developer AMEA Power for two large-scale battery energy storage projects, the country’s first.
LG Energy Solution at the RE+ clean energy trade event in Anaheim, California, September 2024. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media

LG ES to invest US$1.4 billion in US stationary storage cell manufacturing

February 25, 2025
LG ES will begin production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for stationary energy storage applications in the US this year.
The Big Debate: Where are the Hottest European Storage Markets?’ at Energy Storage Summit EU 2025. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media
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‘A good market is one where you can get something done’: Europe’s BESS potential in focus

February 20, 2025
Germany and the UK are currently Europe’s ‘hottest’ markets for battery storage, but others present exciting opportunities, too.
Energy Storage Summit EU 2025 keynote speaker Brent Wanner of the International Energy Agency. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media

Energy Storage Summit EU 2025: Co-location, avoided emissions and Europe’s hottest markets

February 19, 2025
Our coverage of the Energy Storage Summit EU 2025, Europe’s biggest industry conference, continues with Day 2.
ESN editor Andy Colthorpe (left) moderating a special 'ask-me-anything' panel with representatives from Gore Street Capital, NEOM, BW ESS, Eku Energy and Field Energy. Image: Solar Media

Energy Storage Summit EU 2025: Day One at Europe’s biggest industry conference

February 18, 2025
The Energy-Storage.news team brings you daily highlights and insights from the Energy Storage Summit EU in London, UK.
Figure 1. Global grid-scale BESS deployment and failure statistics - sourced from the EPRI BESS Failure Incident Database and Wood Mackenzie data.

Effective battery storage fire safety involves going beyond standards

February 18, 2025
Fire safety should always be the BESS industry’s top priority and there are effective steps to achieve it, writes Angus Moodie, engineering manager at consultancy Enertis Applus+.
BW ESS and MIRAI Power's joint development agreement signed last week will target 1GWh of projects in southern Germany. Image: BW ESS.

Germany: ‘Europe’s hottest energy storage market for developers’

February 17, 2025
Germany is currently the “hottest market in Europe today from a development perspective,” according to battery storage developer-investor BW ESS.
Rendering of the Fluence Smartstack AC block solution: in the configuration depicted, four Battery Pod units are installed atop the Smart Skid which integrates PCS and other balance of plant. Image: Fluence.

Fluence launches AC block BESS solution with ‘industry-leading’ energy density

February 14, 2025
Fluence has launched a new AC-based modular battery storage platform for delivery in the fourth quarter of this year.
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BW ESS launches in Germany with 1GW BESS development partnership

February 13, 2025
Energy storage developer-owner BW ESS has entered its fifth international market, partnering with developer MIRAI Power in Germany.
Exterior of Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. The portion of the project which caught fire, MOSS300, was housed in the turbine hall building in the background, a design that has not been replicated anywhere else. Image: Vistra Energy

For energy storage fire safety, will perception become reality?

February 13, 2025
The Moss Landing BESS fire has focused attention on safety, as Aaron Marks at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), takes a closer look.

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