The first monthly global grid-scale BESS deployment figures for 2026 are in from Rho Motion, showing a year-on-year fall and China continuing to account for the majority of activity.
Another roundup of European BESS news, but this time around portfolios, partnerships, investments, financing, optimisation and tolling in France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Romania. Notable highlights are Grenergy’s 10-year BESS toll in Spain and Ingrid Capacity entering the French market.
A busy week of large-scale BESS projects news from the Eastern side of Europe, with projects reaching commissioning, final investment decision, technology procurement and acquisition, led by KNESS’ 2GWh partnership with Hithium in Ukraine.
The venture capital (VC) arm of Caterpillar has invested in ElevenEs, a startup building a gigawatt-hour-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell factory in Europe.
Women in Energy Storage Network (WinES) discusses how the organisation fosters collaboration and leadership, as it works to create an inclusive industry community.
The UK just saw its biggest year of grid-scale battery storage deployments, but planning barriers “threaten to stall momentum,” according to one expert.
A 582MWh battery storage project and a gigawatt-hour-scale thermal energy storage system are the latest big developments in the emerging Baltic region, north-eastern Europe.
Germany’s BESS market is booming but is still far behind what it is needed for its energy transition. 2026 will be a key year in this regard with several key regulatory questions potentially clarified, writes energy transition comms executive Frederik König.
