Update 16 July 2026: Energy Storage Europe sent a statement to Energy-Storage.news on the leaked plan.
Gloucester Coa has received planning approval from the New South Wales government for the 3.6GWh Stratford Pumped Hydro and Solar project.
Avantus, with Fluence, is progressing on two solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California, US.
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Hithium, an integrated energy storage solutions provider known for its leadership in long-duration energy storage, is now seeing strong momentum across its residential businesses and C&I. We discussed this with the company at the Smarter E Europe trade show in Germany last month.  
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BW ESS’ executive director Roberto Jimenez discusses the company’s recently-announced first Germany project, in Klostermansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, which could be one of Europe’s largest when completed in 2028.
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CHINT Global’s Beibei Zheng discusses how the company is responding to Europe’s dual challenge of AI sovereignty and energy security.
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.
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July 20, 2026
Residential renewable energy solutions company Palmetto recently launched its Palmetto Energy Backup Plan, a residential battery subscription aimed at making residential storage more accessible in 25 US states.
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July 20, 2026
The shareholders of the 900MW Waltrop BESS project in Germany have approved key infrastructure works for the project, with full construction scheduled for the next few months.
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July 20, 2026
UAE state-owned IPP Masdar has reached financial close on what it has claimed is the world’s “first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project”.
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July 20, 2026
The European Commission has released its final Electrification Action Plan, reaffirming its belief that the bloc needs 200GW of energy storage by 2030.
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July 20, 2026
As the battery storage market continues its strong growth trajectory, battery manufacturers are ramping up production to meet increased demand.
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July 20, 2026
Australia’s NEM connected 9.1GW of new generation and energy storage to full output in FY26, more than double the result achieved in FY25.
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July 19, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that large-scale data centres will be legally required to put at least as much energy into the grid as they draw from it, and that this supply must be renewable energy.
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July 17, 2026
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) operating in California’s grid left approximately US$98 million on the table due to suboptimal bidding strategies, according to a new analysis from Gridmatic.
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July 17, 2026
Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises has announced a strategic partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to “enhance the resilience of national defence infrastructure.”
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July 17, 2026
A subsidiary of Indian renewable energy equipment and component manufacturer Waaree Energies has opened a battery energy storage system (BESS) enclosure factory.

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