The Ministry of Energy of Romania has reopened a competitive solicitation for battery storage for the grid integration of renewable energy, seeking “at least” 240MW and 480MWh of resources.
Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Iberdrola will deploy battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Spain adding up to 150MW/300MWh, to be co-located with existing PV plants.
Europe-based sodium-ion battery technology firms Tiamat and Altris have secured a total of €29 million (US$31.5 million) in new funding, from a fundraise round and the Swedish state respectively.
We hear from UK battery storage developer-operators and long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology firms on the government’s recently-released LDES consultation, which has proposed a cap and floor scheme to kickstart investment.
The UK government has published its ‘Battery Strategy’, setting out measures to facilitate the growth of a domestic battery industry to support the EV and energy storage system (ESS) sectors.
The EU has today (23 November) launched a grant funding opportunity worth €4 billion (US$4.4 billion) for upstream and downstream clean energy projects, including energy storage.
Recent reports on the energy storage auction in Greece shows that “players are willing to take risks” to get into the market, an analyst from research firm Clean Horizon told Energy-Storage.news.
