How similar is the technology of Exa Energy, which just connected a 100MW/1GWh carbon dioxide-based energy storage system to the grid in China, to that of Energy Dome?  

BESS owner-operator BW ESS has launched construction on its second large-scale project in Italy in the space of a month, while developers Galileo and Aura Power have progressed portfolios in the country. 

In this news roundup, Metlen inaugurates a 75MWh BESS in Italy, PNE and Enercon develop a wind and storage project in Germany, and Mirova invests €65 million in Nordic BESS from Ingrid Capacity.

BESS owner-operator BW ESS has progressed large-scale projects in Italy and Spain, totalling almost 1.2GWh and set to come online in 2027/28. 

The Italian government has declared an AI data centre in development by Energy Vault, featuring hybrid energy storage technologies, to be of strategic national interest.

A roundup of some of the best user-posted views, analysis and reveals from across the energy storage community in the past week.

Italian clean energy developer Limes Renewable Energy has reached the ready-to-build stage at its 200MW/1GWh Huañil project.

A round-up of news from Europe’s BESS market, which includes Encavis and OX2 in Italy and Sunotec in Bulgaria.

Power firm Axpo and IPP Zelestra have entered into a long-term toll for a BESS project in northern Italy, Zelestra’s second deal in July.

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.