Europe

A 50MW short-duration battery storage project in County Meath, Ireland. Image: Iberdrola.

Ireland launches consultation on energy storage policy framework

December 1, 2022
Irish government has launched a consultation to help direct the development of a policy framework for energy storage.
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Romania Ministry of Energy to financially support at least 620MWh of BESS deployments

November 30, 2022
The Minister of Energy of Romania will provide up to €103 million in financial support for battery energy storage systems deployments in the country.
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Tesla EV battery packs repurposed into energy storage systems in Finland and California

November 30, 2022
Finland and California-based second life energy storage firms Cactos and Smartville Inc have raised nearly US$10 million to commercialise systems using repurposed Tesla EV batteries – we talk to both company founders.
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Batteries earn big in European ancillary services, but investors warned of high expectations

November 30, 2022
Energy crisis resulted in high ancillary services revenues for battery storage, with some assets earning four times more than expected.
Awardee Sunamp makes thermal 'heat batteries'. Pictured is CEO Andrew Bissell at the company's premises in East Lothian, Scotland. Image: Sunamp.

Long-duration energy storage projects get US$40 million from UK government

November 29, 2022
UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has provided US$39.67 million to five energy storage projects.
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Bushveld restructures CellCube investment

November 28, 2022
Bushveld Minerals is restructuring its investment in vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) firm CellCube, increasing it slightly to 27.6%, as part of its own energy storage business carve-out.
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RWE building two co-located energy storage projects in NRW, Germany

November 28, 2022
European utility and power generation firm RWE is building two co-located energy storage projects totalling 10.6MW in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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VIDEO: Stabilising the grid with Sungrow’s ESS technology

November 24, 2022
PV Tech proudly presents this Tech Talk webinar in conjunction with Energy-Storage.news.
May 2021 inauguration of Ukraine's first 1MW BESS. Image: DTEK.

Ukraine tender would pair hydroelectric plants with large-scale battery storage

November 23, 2022
Tender to pair hydro plants in Ukraine with battery storage, amid reports of massive damage to the country’s grid and generation fleet.
Groundbreaking at the factory site was attended by federal and state politicians. Image: Fenecon.

Germany’s Fenecon builds ESS factory which will repurpose EV batteries

November 23, 2022
Fenecon has begun construction of factory in Germany which will repurpose electric vehicle (EV) batteries into stationary storage systems.

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