IPP MET Group has put a 40M/80MWh BESS in Hungary into commercial operation, deployed using technology from Huawei.

IPP R.Power Renewables will launch construction on large-scale BESS projects in Romania and Poland in the second half of this year, while Electrica is procuring EPC works for its own BESS project.

Terralayr has made headlines recently with its BESS aggregation tolling platform, executing long-term tolls in Germany with big power firms RWE and Vattenfall, but how unique are these deals in reality?

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Engie has started commercial operations of its 48MW/264MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) Capricornio project in the northern region of Antofagasta, Chile.

Owner-operator Eco Stor has connected what it claimed is the largest BESS in Germany to the grid, while its former majority owner is going to build a BESS in Finland.

A few months on from the high-profile fire, experts Geoffrey Lehv, Ross Kiddie, and Mark Mirek discuss the evolution of BESS insurance.

Asset manager MEAG has acquired a 92.5MW/231MWh BESS in Germany, fully merchant-financed, which optimiser Entrix will trade in the electricity market.

The Capacity Market (CM) in Germany will offer a new potential revenue stream for BESS, but not all developers and owner-operators are convinced.

Germany is regularly described as Europe’s hottest market for energy storage, but its current regulatory framework is holding it back and changes down the line are also a concern.