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Allianz GI, Luxcara and Return have acquired BESS projects and portfolios in Germany, Finland and Spain; Low Carbon, OX2, Cero Generation and Revera have taken FIDs on projects in Poland, Finland and the UK; and NHOA Energy has received a 600MWh order in Italy. All in all, the projects total at least 3.7GWh of capacity.

Speaking to ESN Premium, Tom Best and Rachel Rundle of Eku Energy explore some of the key policies and drivers of Australia’s ESS market.

Winter Storms cause major disruptions, but Texas’s fleet of battery storage plays an increasing role in grid resilience, writes Randolph Mann, CEO of esVolta.

We caught up with the CEO of owner-operator BW ESS, Erik Strømsø, about the firm’s next deployment plans, tolling trends, procurement and LDES, with its 11.5-hour Bannaby BESS in Australia further proof of lithium-ion’s long-duration potential.

Energy Storage Summit 2026 finished yesterday, having brought the industry together for its first major meeting of the year.

In an interview with Energy-Storage.news Premium, Jay Jayasuriya, Principal at Sendero Consulting, argues that AI data centres are “convenient scapegoats” for grid failures

Now in its 11th year and a firm fixture on the industry calendar, the Energy Storage Summit 2026 opened yesterday in London, UK.  

The recent successes of the energy storage market in Europe bring new challenges alongside industry maturity, writes Vicente Abad.

Operational experience, credibility and optimisation performance are becoming key to BESS bankability, writes Jürgen Mayerhofer, CEO and co-founder of optimiser Enspired.