A roundup of large-scale BESS news from in and around the Nordic region, with Sweden-based Flower building a project in Germany, Volvo launching one in Sweden and Delta Capacity securing a toll for one in Finland. 

BESS owner-operator Return has signed a long-term toll with power firm Vattenfall for its 200MW/800MWh Sirius BESS project in the Netherlands, concurrent with financial close. 

A trio of BESS updates in Germany from power firm Alpiq, CATL-backed system integrator CNTE and virtual tolling platform Terralayr, totalling around 260MW of operational capacity. 

This year has seen a shift in the financing environment for merchant BESS projects in Germany for the worse.

IPP Zelestra has agreed a long-term toll for a 99MW/297MWh BESS project in Germany with the trading arm of UK-based power group Centrica.

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.

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.

Power firm Engie has entered into a long-term flexibility purchase agreement with developer Ignis for 625MWh of BESS capacity in Spain.

Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with utility Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.

CATL will supply the BESS units for Grenergy’s two large-scale energy storage projects in Spain, both of which have decade-long tolls.