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Battery Storage Europe Platform launched last week with a call to 10X BESS installations by 2030. Image: SolarPower Europe

EU needs 500GWh-780GWh of BESS to meet 2030 renewables targets, SolarPower Europe says

July 7, 2025
EU will not meet its 2030 clean energy targets unless cumulative battery storage deployments rapidly accelerate, SolarPower Europe has said.
One of the company's solar PV projects in Italy. Image: ContourGlobal

KKR’s ContourGlobal buys 1.6GW Italy BESS projects, with first tranche MACSE-ready

July 4, 2025
Private equity firm KKR’s investment vehicle ContourGlobal has acquired BESS projects in Italy totalling 1.6GW of power and up to 9.5GWh of capacity, with an eye on the MACSE auctions in September.
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UK approaches 10GWh of operational grid-scale BESS

July 2, 2025
There is now 9.8GWh of large-scale BESS online in the UK, according to the latest data from Solar Media Market Research’s ‘Battery Storage: UK Pipeline & Completed Assets Database’ report.
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Lithuania: Ignitis Group invests €130 million in large-scale BESS portfolio

July 2, 2025
Utility Ignitis Group has taken a final investment decision (FID) on three large-scale battery storage projects in Lithuania.
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Northvolt BESS factory in Poland to ‘restart production immediately’ under new ownership

July 2, 2025
A lithium-sulfur battery startup has purchased Northvolt’s battery storage system factory in Poland and intends to reopen it immediately.
The Giga Albatross BESS will be located near Neuenkirchen in Lower Saxony. Image: Giga Storage.

Giga Storage acquires 1,400MWh battery storage project in Germany

July 1, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Giga Storage has acquired a 350MW/1,400MWh BESS asset in Germany, marking an expansion into the broader European energy storage market.
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Consortium kicks off 1.8GWh ‘Battery Park’ development in Germany

June 26, 2025
Update 27 June 2025: Trianel and Luxcara responded to Energy-Storage.news’ enquiries below regarding the project timelines and the Battery Park’s planned capacities.
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VIDEO: Automation could reduce labour requirement of BESS manufacturing by c.85%, IPS says

June 26, 2025
A new automated facility will need around 85% fewer employees per GWh of annual BESS manufacturing capacity, Bulgaria-based IPS said.
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Dais and Electric Land partner to deploy 4GW of BESS in Germany

June 25, 2025
BESS developer-operator Dais Energy Ventures and investor Electric Land have announced a joint venture (JV) to develop, build and operate 4GW of BESS projects in Germany.
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BW ESS and Ibersun launch 2.2GW Spain BESS JV

June 24, 2025
Owner-operator BW ESS and developer Ibersun have entered into a partnership to develop and deploy 2.2GW of BESS projects in Spain.

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