There’s barely time to catch our breath before 2023 begins but here’s a chance to look back with the top picks of our content from 2022.

Battery storage projects from Hynfra Energy Storage and OX2 totalling 130MWh have won contracts in energy auctions in Poland this week.

China-based battery cell OEM CATL and UK energy storage investor Gresham House have entered into a long-term agreement for the supply of 7.5GWh of BESS, potentially rising to 10GWh.

Utility Eneco and Corre Energy have signed an agreement for the latter to deploy a 320MW, 84-hour duration compressed air energy storage system (CAES) in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Despite macroeconomic challenges, Gore Street’s asset value surged 45% over six months as ancillary service revenues stayed strong.

ILOS Projects has secured a €500 million (US$531 million) structured finance facility from global energy and infrastructure investor EIG.

The average cost of a data breach in the energy industry is US$6.39 million for a single incident, according to research published by IBM.

Europe needs to act now to prevent an outflow of investment from its burgeoning battery manufacturing ecosystem in light of the US’ Inflation Reduction Act, the EU-founded European Battery Alliance (EBA) has said.

In the past few days, EU policymakers have made decisions on key aspects of legislation that have been welcomed by industry group EASE.

Investor Claritas and system integrator Hynfra Energy Storage (HES) have signed a framework agreement to deploy half a gigawatt of utility-scale battery energy storage in Poland.