Hithium signs €400 million Spain battery gigafactory investment agreement after two-year courtship
Hithium has signed a formal investment commitment to establish a manufacturing facility in Spain’s Navarre region.
British Gas owner Centrica activates 40MW BESS projects in Sweden, subsidiary to optimise
UK energy major Centrica has activated two BESS totalling 40MW in Borlänge, Sweden, expanding its European portfolio to more than 770MW.
Swiss data centre operator NTS Colocation pilots iron-sodium battery tech from US startup Inlyte
Iron-sodium battery manufacturer Inlyte Energy and data centre operator NTS Colocation are partnering to deploy 2MW of iron-sodium battery capacity by 2028.
Sungrow bags 1GWh BESS supply deal with ENEVO Group in Romania
Sungrow has signed an agreement with Romanian energy solutions provider ENEVO Group to supply 1GWh of BESS across projects in Romania.
State government, project partners inaugurate Germany’s first utility-scale grid-forming BESS
The first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) with grid-forming capabilities in Germany was inaugurated a few days ago.
EASE rebrands as Energy Storage Europe Association for era of ‘unprecedented growth’
European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE), which represents 70 member organisations across the industry value chain, has undergone a rebrand.
Germany: LEAG builds 1GW/4GWh largest BESS project in Europe, Fluence to supply tech
The low-carbon subsidiary of German energy company LEAG is constructing Europe’s largest single-site battery storage project, in partnership with Fluence.
Greece: PPC awards Trina Storage with 200MWh Western Macedonia BESS project contract
State-backed power firm PPC Renewables has launched construction on its a large-scale BESS in Greece, for which Trina Storage will supply the energy storage technology.
ADS-TEC battery-buffered EV fast chargers put into ancillary services market in Austria
Project to integrate electric vehicle fast-chargers into ancillary services markets could be widely replicated, according to ADS-TEC Energy.
Long-duration energy storage is non-negotiable for Europe’s energy transformation
European energy independence is achievable if long-duration energy storage is factored into the mix, writes Oonagh O’Grady of Hydrostor.
