RWE has launched construction on a 236MW/470MWh BESS in Germany, while IPP Kallista has done the same on a 193MW/386MWh system in France, supplied by Envision Energy.

European battery manufacturer and energy storage system integrator InoBat plans to get a Nasdaq listing through a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

In this news roundup, Grenergy, MaxSolar and Saft, and Amarenco have made significant advancements on BESS projects in Spain, Germany, and France.

Germany will have its first capacity market (CM) auction in September this year, following confirmation from the country’s energy regulator.

Spain has awarded €165 million to seven pumped hydro storage projects totalling around 2.1GW/21GWh, while Portugal has set a target of 1.4GW of new pumped hydro capacity by 2040.

Activity in Italy’s grid-scale market is accelerating, with Sonnedix and the Strioga Family Foundation acquiring projects totalling over 1GWh combined, while BNZ and RWE have ordered BESS from Sungrow and LONGi respectively totalling 540MWh.

With the Energy Storage Awards 2026 entry deadline less than two months away, we speak to four judges to hear what they are looking for from successful entrants.

BESS deployments in Europe are growing exponentially year-on-year, but is asset management, operations & maintenance (O&M) and data given enough priority? A data executive from BayWa r.e. discussed the topic.

Return and Engie have agreed a long-term BESS toll in Spain while EnBW and Zelestra have finalised one in Italy, totalling 55MW and 300MW of capacity respectively.

The shareholders of the 900MW Waltrop BESS project in Germany have approved key infrastructure works for the project, with full construction scheduled for the next few months.