A flurry of BESS news from companies operating across Germany and the Netherlands, with utility Lichtblick launching construction on a 470MWh project in Saxony, Giga Storage inaugurating a project in Amsterdam, and cross-border BESS platform Return raising €300 million.

BESS provider Sungrow and power firm Engie have connected the first phase of a 400MW/800MWh project, one of the largest in Europe, to the grid in Belgium.

Vertically integrated utilities Eneco and EPH will build a 50MW/200MWh BESS in the Netherlands via a 50:50 joint venture.

Two companies, First Phosphate and LG Energy Solution have recently begun manufacturing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in North America.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Giga Storage has acquired a 350MW/1,400MWh BESS asset in Germany, marking an expansion into the broader European energy storage market.

Power generation firm RWE has put a BESS in the Netherlands into commercial operation, its first that is capable of providing inertia to the grid.

Infrastructure investor I4B and utility Luminus have closed the financing and launched construction on a 150MW/600MWh BESS project in Belgium.

The Capacity Market (CM) in Germany will offer a new potential revenue stream for BESS, but not all developers and owner-operators are convinced.

Rachel Locquet of Clean Horizon explores dynamics shaping Europe’s main markets and how to make the best decisions for maximising revenues.