Construction group Eiffage and system integrator Entech have created a joint venture entity to design and build battery energy storage system (BESS) projects connected to the high-voltage network in France.

We hear from renewables independent power producer (IPP) and energy trading firm Monsson about a recent BESS project in Romania which reportedly used nearly 100% European technologies.

France-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Voltalia has started building a 126MW solar PV project in Uzbekistan, to which it will add a 50MW/100MWh BESS with plans to build another project ten times as big.

Infrastructure investor InfraVia has bought a majority stake in Giga Storage, a Netherlands-headquartered BESS developer which is building a 2.4GWh project in Belgium.

Inverter and BESS company Sungrow has signed a deal with developer Nofar Energy for a 230MWh project in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

US zinc hybrid cathode battery storage manufacturer Eos Energy Enterprises has reaffirmed revenue guidance and expects to achieve a positive contribution margin this year.

UK BESS owner-operator Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has put a 50MW/50MWh project into commercial operation in Lancashire.

Renewable energy developer and operator Apex Clean Energy has completed a US$150 million financing with First Citizens Bank for two ERCOT, Texas battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

US asset manager Stonepeak has entered Japan’s energy storage market, forming a partnership with CATL-backed developer CHC.

The Australian federal government’s 2024-2025 budget includes a major investment in clean energy manufacturing and an energy bill rebate for households.