Tank storage company Vopak has marked its energy into the BESS sector with a final investment decision (FID) for a 200MW/800MWh BESS in the Netherlands, which recently entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with TSO TenneT.

Three massive BESS projects have been launched in Europe: BW ESS has broken ground on a 1GW/5.7GWh system in Germany, while Greenvolt and Giga Storage have enlisted suppliers (BYD and Tesla) for 2.4GWh and 2.8GWh projects in Poland and Belgium.

EnBW and VPI have launched construction on large-scale BESS projects in Germany, while Elements Green and Eku Energy have agreed supply and acquisition deals respectively for separate 400MW/1,600MWh projects.

The European Union (EU) has announced a tripartite agreement to accelerate energy storage deployments in the next two years.

UK energy regulator Ofgem has shortlisted 16 projects for the first ever long-duration energy storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, totalling 7.6GW of capacity ranging from 8- to 22-hour durations.

With ees Europe taking place in Munich, Germany, this week alongside Intersolar Europe and Smarter E, Energy-Storage.news takes a look at some expo highlights.

NatPower and Tesla have signed a multi-year supply and execution agreement covering more than 25GWh of BESS across Italy and the UK.

Germany’s policymakers, regulators and energy storage industry must carefully consider the issues of grid connections and grid fees, writes Thomas Antonioli of developer Terra One.

Flower and ENGIE sign a 7-year virtual toll for 126MW in Germany, while Entrix wins optimisation rights for DRI’s 133MW Polish BESS.

As of the second quarter of this year, installed energy storage capacity in Europe overtook nuclear, according to trade association Energy Storage Europe’s new report.