Recently, US BESS companies Energy Vault and Goshe, SMT Energy and Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, and NeoVolta and SK On have made major deals and secured strategic partnerships.

ESR, a Singapore-headquartered real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate and data centres, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Aquila Clean Energy APAC.

Palisade Investment Partners has acquired 100% interests in two development-stage renewable energy projects through Intera Renewables.

Developers who buy or flip battery storage projects mid-life risk inheriting decommissioning liabilities they had not properly accounted for.

BW ESS has acquired a 1,000MWh battery storage system in Riverina, New South Wales, from Australian developer ACEnergy.

Switzerland-headquartered power firm Alpiq will acquire a 90% stake in UK-based BESS developer-operator Harmony Energy.

US solar manufacturer T1 Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire vertically integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) company KORE Power.

US portfolio acquisition news from Goldman Sachs-backed BrightNight and Excelsior Capital-backed Lydian, and finance from AXA-backed ILOS Projects in Europe.

CleanPeak Energy Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (SEI), one of Australia’s largest owners and developers of sub-5MW solar and battery storage assets.

The attractiveness of the BESS market for M&A and investment, amidst a slowdown in activity, was discussed on a panel at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London.