We hear from utility Eesti Energia about its 25MW/50MWh BESS project in Estonia, including what it hopes to achieve with the project and why it needed a second procurement to launch the project.

BESS developer-operator Giga Storage has agreed a time-limited grid usage contract with Netherlands’ TSO TenneT, the first of its kind, the firm claimed.

Norway-based Morrow Batteries has signed an MOU with a Ukraine state body to supply LFP battery cells for shoring up the country’s conflict-stricken grid infrastructure.

Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) expects to receive offers for battery storage assets in its UK portfolio by the end of September.

Taiwan Cement Corporation has increased its valuation of battery storage and electric vehicle infrastructure solutions provider New HOrizons Ahead (NHOA).

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy began accepting applications yesterday (21 August) in tenders for 3,000MWh of energy storage capacity.

The UK arm of EDF Renewables yesterday (20 August) announced that it will bring over 300MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects online over the next 12 months in the country.

Recent revisions to the UK’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) could boost the deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS), said developer Root-Power’s managing director Neil Brooks.

We hear from battery energy storage system (BESS) investor BW ESS about its recent seven year tolling deal in the UK, the longest seen yet in the market.

Sports car company Porsche has deployed a 10MWh BESS at its factory in Germany using batteries from its Taycan vehicle line.