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Solarig to operate and maintain Tesla Megapack 2 XL BESS systems in Chile
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (217+ words) Spanish multinational company Solarig has signed a strategic agreement with Tesla to become a Certified Service Provider for Megapack 2 XL battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Chile. Under the agreement, Solarig will assume the operation and maintenance of these systems,…...
Romania: Financial close for 1 GWh co-located battery; construction starts on 116 MWh BESS retrofit
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (323+ words) Vienna-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Enery has reached financial close on a "460 million ($497 million) syndicated green project financing, signed with a consortium of seven banking groups. The financing will support the construction of Enery's Ogrezeni hybrid project in Giurgiu County,…...
Argentina launches tender for 700 MW of battery storage outside Greater Buenos Aires
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) Argentina launches tender for 700 MW of battery storage outside Greater Buenos Aires'ESS News Argentina launches tender for 700 MW of battery storage outside Greater Buenos Aires Argentina's Secretariat of Energy, under the Ministry of Economy, has launched an open call for…...
Reden enters the Italian storage market with up to 2 GWh of projects
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (204+ words) Reden has announced the co-development of a 250 MW pipeline of standalone battery storage projects with renewable energy developer SHI Holding in Puglia, southern Italy. This strategic agreement marks the French company's entry into Italy's large-scale energy storage market, supporting the…...
Germany's grid-fee reform threatens energy storage investment
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (551+ words) Energy storage is vital for Germany's energy system. It boosts security of supply, lowers energy costs, and supports efficient grid operation. But investment security is at risk. Unclear grid fee reforms make investors hesitant and stalling projects. Germany faces a…...
FRV's hybridization strategy targets 5 GWh of standalone Spanish BESS
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (395+ words) Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is planning to hybridize its Spanish solar portfolio by adding more than 1.2 GW/5 GWh of standalone BESS assets. The Madrid-headquartered company said on its website that these planned batteries are expected to reach ready to build…...
Grenergy BESS pipeline swells to 72 GWh, turns on investment taps
1+ week, 53+ min ago (366+ words) Grenergy has 8.3 GWh of storage in operation or under construction following a 2025 which saw capex increase to "880 million for the year, up 36% on 2024. Annual revenues exceeded "1 billion for the first time, up 66% on 2024, with net profits up 46% to reach "87 million....
Axpo, Advance Green Energy sign long-term hedging deal for Bulgarian BESS
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (315+ words) Swiss energy group Axpo has signed a long-term financial hedging agreement with Bulgaria-based Advance Green Energy to secure market revenues for one of Bulgaria's largest operational battery energy storage systems (BESS), the company said." The agreement covers the 124 MW / 496.2 MWh…...
Italy’s new energy provisions could boost gas use, undermine renewables and storage competitiveness
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (225+ words) The impact would vary across business models: pure merchant plants would feel the effect immediately, already financed assets more gradually, and new projects, particularly those still in development, could face barriers to financing. A decline in capture and baseload prices…...
Mexico becomes first to mandate social impact assessments for battery storage under new MWh-tiered framework
1+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) Mexico has for the first time brought battery energy storage systems (BESS) within the scope of its mandatory Social Impact Assessment framework, following the publication by the Ministry of Energy (Sener) of the 2026 Energy Sector Social Impact Assessment guidelines (MISSE)…...