Operators anticipate bringing an additional 54GW of battery storage capacity online over the next two and half years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

A round-up of news from Europe’s BESS market, which includes Encavis and OX2 in Italy and Sunotec in Bulgaria.

Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached financial close of the La Esperanza Solar energy storage-plus-solar PV project in the state of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

This year has seen a shift in the financing environment for merchant BESS projects in Germany for the worse.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record AU$9.1 billion (US$6 billion) in the financial year to 30 June 2026.

What led Field to submitting, and winning, 16- to 18-hour BESS projects in the UK’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, and what are the next steps? We hear from the firm’s technical director.

Avantus has closed a US$1.05 billion corporate credit facility to support the company’s IPP strategy and accelerate development of its solar and energy storage portfolio.

In this news roundup, ACCURE, Hydrostor, Shoals and TerraFlow, and Qnetic claim significant advances in and for energy storage technology.

Serentica Renewables has commissioned the first phase of a battery storage project that will help deliver round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy in Rajasthan, India.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a US$489.4 million loan to Amanecer Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of developer Pattern Energy to support Puerto Rico’s electric grid.