The grid-scale energy storage market in Italy holds much promise with very ambitious deployment targets for 2030, but it may be difficult for the industry to deliver on those targets.

The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria has selected 82 winning energy storage projects for a share of BGN 1.15 billion (€588 million) in financial support.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend the Georgia government US$104 million to support a transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

Envision Energy is preparing to reveal lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage system (BESS) technology for long-duration applications.

Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS and Zelos Energy Developments have announced a 1.5GW pipeline of BESS projects in Germany, aiming for ready-to-build (RTB) status over the next two years. 

US non-lithium battery technology companies Eos Energy Enterprises and Unigrid have announced partnerships to deploy their tech abroad, striking deals in the UK and India respectively.

Owner-operator BW ESS’ 100MW/331MWh UK Bramley BESS was unique in numerous ways when it came online last year, the first outside China to use Sungrow’s AC block technology.

Power generation firm Hidroelectrica has enlisted local firms Prime Batteries Technology and Enevo to deploy a large-scale BESS project in Romania.

European Investment Bank has committed €108 million to upgrades at a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Extremadura, Spain.

With over 9GWh of operational grid-scale BESS (battery energy storage system) capacity in the UK – and a strong pipeline – it’s worth identifying the regional hotspots and how the landscape may evolve in the future.