How to enable bankability for large-scale BESS projects was the main topic of the opening panel discussion at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 which kicked off today (24 February).

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

European Union countries have made limited progress on energy storage deployment and electricity network flexibility recommendations.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has unveiled plans for a 1.2GW/5GWh portfolio of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Spain.

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

A flurry of BESS project news from big-name players in Western Europe in the run-up to the Energy Storage Summit next week, with Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode moving projects forward in Germany, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Highlights include a 15-year toll between Drax and Zenobē, and multiple 4-hour duration systems.

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Recent developments from India’s emerging energy storage sector highlight a broadening of interest in diverse technologies and applications.

Leveraging 12 years of energy storage expertise, Cubenergy has launched FlexCombo 2.0, a next-generation flexible energy storage AC Block.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has submitted the 780MW second stage of its Supernode BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act process for review.