The 200MW/400MWh New England battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales has registered with the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Market Management System (MMS).

Akaysha Energy has confirmed that the replacement transformer for Australia’s 850MW Waratah Super Battery will be delivered in Q3 2026.

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has signed a preferred equity investment in IPP Linea Energy’s 235MW/470MWh Duffy battery energy storage system (BESS) in Matagorda County, Texas.

According to the US trade association group, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), US battery energy storage system (BESS) deployments are set to increase to 70GWh in 2026.

Lightsource bp has sold a 1GW operational solar PV portfolio, with options to build 800MW of co-located battery storage, in Australia.

Wooderson Solar Development Co has secured federal environmental approval for a 450MW solar PV power plant with 3,600MWh of co-located battery energy storage in Queensland, Australia.

A flurry of BESS project news from big-name players in Western Europe in the run-up to the Energy Storage Summit next week, with Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode moving projects forward in Germany, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Highlights include a 15-year toll between Drax and Zenobē, and multiple 4-hour duration systems.

Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our sponsored webinar with TWAICE, ‘The gap between data and insights in BESS operations: findings from the 2026 BESS Pros Survey’.

Recent developments from India’s emerging energy storage sector highlight a broadening of interest in diverse technologies and applications.

Leveraging 12 years of energy storage expertise, Cubenergy has launched FlexCombo 2.0, a next-generation flexible energy storage AC Block.