This edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage features Engie, Econergy and Inion Software in Central and Eastern Europe.

BESS project owners, lenders and optimisers kicked off the Energy Storage Summit Germany 2026 today in Berlin with a discussion on developing a bankable project.

A regulatory change is opening Germany’s energy markets to 23GWh of home batteries. The co-CEO of VPP platform Flexa discusses what it could mean for the market.

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis’s renewable energy platform in Japan has closed financing on a 50MW/196MWh battery storage project.

Trina Storage has been selected to supply the BESS for Stage One of Frontier Energy’s Waroona Renewable Energy Project.

Heron Power and NeoVolta have secured significant credit facilities, while Carina Energy has launched a FEOC compliance support practice to help developers navigate increasingly complex regulatory requirements.

Trina Storage, the battery storage arm of major Chinese solar PV company Trinasolar, has signed a 1GWh MoU to supply products in Japan.

Lava Blue commissions Australia’s first grid-connected sodium-sulfur BESS, while ZEBRE’s 360MWh Noblevale BESS clears EPBC review.

Greek renewables developer Metlen Energy & Metals has signed an agreement with utility Copec for the sale of the Tamarico II solar-plus-storage project in Chile’s Atacama region.

Utility and power firms Axpo and energieUri have commissioned two large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Gurtnellen, Canton Uri.