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The 30MW/60MW LFP BESS project in Simo, Finland. Image: Sungrow.

Sungrow deploys 60MWh BESS in ‘one of Earth’s harshest climates’

May 15, 2025
Sungrow has deployed a large-scale battery system at a site in Finland less than 100km from the Arctic Circle.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Image: Masdar

Masdar, Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund collaborate on ‘baseload renewables’ and battery storage

May 15, 2025
Masdar and a sovereign wealth fund for Kazakhstan will collaborate on a ‘baseload’ project and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Tesla Megapack BESS unit being lowered into place at PG&E's Elkhorn BESS project in Moss Landing, California. Elkhorn is the utility's only battery storage asset which it owns itself, with the rest of its capacity contracted from third-party project owners. Image: PG&E video on YouTube.

PG&E intends to put California BESS adjacent to fire-hit Moss Landing project back into service by June

May 14, 2025
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced its intent to return the Elkhorn battery energy storage system (BESS) to service by 1 June.
VFlowTech's team. The company raised its investment from new and existing backers, including VC firm Granite Asia. Image: VFlowTech.

Singapore flow battery maker VFlowTech secures US$20.5 million investment

May 14, 2025
Vanadium redox flow battery company VFlowTech has raised investment towards manufacturing, expansion and enhancement of digital capabilities.
Electrohold is an arm of Eurohold, a major IPP and transmission and distribution network owner in Bulgaria. Image: Electrohold.

Electrohold to use The Mobility House platform to optimise 2.5GWh of Bulgaria BESS

May 14, 2025
The Mobility House will provide its aggregation and trading software to Electrohold, the energy trading arm of IPP and T&D network owner Eurohold Bulgaria, to optimise a 2.5GWh portfolio of BESS projects.
Genex Power's Bouldercombe BESS project (pictured) suffered a 'minor' fire during commissioning but has since come online. Image: Genex Power.

Australia: Genex Power reconfigures Queensland wind project to include 600MWh BESS

May 14, 2025
Genex Power has changed plans for its Kidston Hybrid Project in Queensland to incorporate a co-located 150MW/600MWh BESS.
Johanna BESS - Fullmark

ROUNDUP: Q1 2025 financial results from Eos and Ormat, Hecate Grid’s rebrand

May 13, 2025
A news roundup focusing on Q1 financial results from Eos and Ormat with news of a rebrand from Hecate Grid, now Fullmark Energy.
A D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments solar PV plant in New Mexico, US. Image: DESRI
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California utility SMUD’s BESS PPA deal with DESRI includes protections against tariff uncertainty

May 13, 2025
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has finalised terms of a PPA with developer D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI).
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US and China put 90-day pause on tariffs, effective duty on BESS falls to c.60%

May 13, 2025
The US and China have announced a 90 day ‘pause’ on their huge reciprocal tariffs while they continue negotiations, with the effective tariff on BESS more than halving to around 60%.
Miniera d'Energia, an Energy Vault project in Sardinia, Italy, piloting the use of a hybrid BESS and 'modular pumped hydro' gravity storage tech at a former mining site. Image: Energy Vault.

Energy Vault claims geographic diversity helps offset US-China tariff risk

May 13, 2025
US grid-scale energy storage solutions provider Energy Vault claimed its diversification into new geographies and business models “shielded” its backlog from tariff risk.

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