As Europe’s BESS industry matures, project owner-operators are taking on more control – and risk – when it comes to procuring technology and services for their projects.
State-owned EPC firm China Power Construction Group (Power China) recently concluded a 16GWh BESS supply tender, which resulted in extremely low prices amidst a squeezing of market share and increased buying power from state-owned companies, an S&P analyst told Energy-Storage.news.
Industry sources including ex-Fluence executives discuss what the next era for the rapidly-evolving BESS technology landscape looks like, including the move to AC blocks and changing battery cell sizes.
Utility Southern California Edison is considering withholding liquidated damages from Ameresco after continued delays to 537.5MW/2,150MWh BESS portfolio.
Construction group Eiffage and system integrator Entech have created a joint venture entity to design and build battery energy storage system (BESS) projects connected to the high-voltage network in France.
UK firm G2 Energy is moving into full BESS wrapped EPC services under its new owner Mitie, having focused on a grid connections and balance-of-plant (BOP) engineering services prior to its predecessor company’s bankruptcy last year, CEO Kelvin Ruck said.
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Burns & McDonnell contributes to our end of year review series, looking back on 2023 and ahead to 2024.
Global system integrator Fluence has been hit by a cross-complaint by the owner of the Diablo battery storage project in California, which is seeking a US$230 million refund for Fluence’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work on it.