ESN Premium speaks with Dr Thomas Sisto, of flow battery developer XL Batteries, about using LDES to combat grid strain from heatwaves and data centres.

The upcoming German capacity market must be designed in such a way that enables BESS to generate revenue, according to industry experts.

Rolls-Royce and Fluence have secured BESS orders in Latvia and Poland, respectively, while CATL has partnered with Merus Power for 3GWh of deployments across Northern Europe.

The solar PV and energy storage expo SNEC 2026 in Shanghai, China, was the place to see product launches and showcases from the big players.

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL will supply 2,400MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for Edify Energy’s Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap Solar Power Stations in central Queensland.

New Zealand’s Meridian Energy has received a draft decision proposing to ease access restrictions on contingent hydro storage at Lake Pūkaki.

Eku Energy has submitted its 1,000MWh Griffith battery energy storage system (BESS) for environmental assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Ark Energy has received approval from AEMO and Transgrid to connect its 3,148MWh Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage site to the NEM.

Data centre developer DayOne has signed agreements through Malaysia’s government-launched Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS).

To avoid pitfalls that harm BESS investments, developers must sign well-structured contracts, writes Intertek CEA’s Yilin Huang.