Battery storage developer-operator Spearmint Energy has received a site permit for the 150MW/600MWh Midwater Energy Storage Project, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, US.

Energy companies are accelerating battery storage deployment in Romania, with Aukera, ENEVO Group and Kraftfeld Energy, and PPC Renewables Romania announcing significant project developments.

Avantus, with Fluence, is progressing on two solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California, US.

Energy companies are accelerating battery storage deployment in Germany, with TotalEnergies and Kyon, Envision Energy and Ju:niz, and Flower announcing significant project developments and acquisitions.

Australia’s CSIRO has revised pumped hydro storage costs upward in the final version of its annual GenCost electricity cost report.

The Queensland government has reportedly shelved the proposed AU$6 billion (US$4 billion) Mt Rawdon pumped hydro project, ending state support for a mine-repurposing scheme that had attracted AU$50 million in government funding.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile. 

The Australian government has introduced a dedicated First Nations Set Aside pilot into both Capacity Investment Scheme Tenders 9 and 10.

Arash Shojaie of QIC Infrastructure outlines how Queensland’s North West Energy Fund will approach cost reduction, technology selection and more.

Chinese system integrators have cemented their dominance of the global battery energy storage system (BESS) market, capturing 76% of global market share in 2025.