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Pepsi Co Consortium Secures Spain Wind Power Through 10-Year VPPA
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (346+ words) Pepsi Co, Givaudan, Smurfit West Rock, and Statkraft have signed a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) linked to a repowering wind asset in Spain, marking a step in advancing renewable energy adoption across corporate value chains. The agreement was…...
LONGi Completes First Fully Integrated BESS Deployment In Europe
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (198+ words) Global solar and energy storage solutions company LONGi said it has connected to the grid and begun operations at a 13. 75 MW/50. 16 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Italy, co-located with an existing 35 MWp solar plant. The Montalto project…...
Volkswagen Commissions First 20 MW/40 MWh BESS Project in Germany
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) Following several months of construction, the Volkswagen Group is expanding its business model to include stationary energy infrastructure. The Volkswagen Group has commissioned its first large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, which will expand its energy trading portfolio. The…...
50% Rise in Germany's BESS, 400 GW of New BESS Applications in 2024
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (329+ words) The Federal Network Agency of Germany, also known as Bundesnetzagentur or BNetz A, has published new data revealing significant growth in battery energy storage system (BESS) applications beyond the household level. The data underscores that Germany's total BESS capacity increased…...
Iberdrola Completes Acquisition of 242 MW Ararat Wind Farm in Australia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) Iberdrola has completed the acquisition of the Ararat Wind Farm, located in the state of Victoria, Australia, from Partners Group and OPTrust. With this acquisition, the company now operates across five Australian states " New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland…...
EU Unveils "54. 9 M Solar PV Funding Call Under Renewable Energy Mechanism
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (243+ words) Saur Energy "The European Commission has launched a new call for proposals under the EU Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM) to support renewable energy deployment through cross-border cooperation among EU Member States Amid growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East…...
Mexico Becomes First to Apply Tiered Social Impact Rules to Energy Storage by Capacity
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (454+ words) Mexico has officially included battery energy storage systems (BESS) within its mandatory Social Impact Assessment requirements. The change follows the publication of the 2026 Energy Sector Social Impact Assessment guidelines (MISSE) by the Ministry of Energy (Sener) in the Official Federal…...