batteries
British battery train sets new world record traveling 320 kilometers without recharging
25 August 2025 - Britain's Great Western Railway (GWR) has set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by a battery-powered train.
Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first energy-autonomous island
22 August 2025 - A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation
German startup Voltfang turning used EV batteries into energy storage for solar, wind
22 August 2025 - Voltfang says the facility is the largest of its kind in Europe, with annual output set to reach 250 MWh in 2026.
Turkish firm Astor Enerji to install 2 GWh of battery capacity at its solar projects in Romania
22 August 2025 - Swiss energy storage provider Energy Vault will supply 2 GWh of battery storage capacity for Astor Enerji's solar power projects in Romania.
Dozens of airports in Southeastern Europe invest in solar power, energy efficiency
21 August 2025 - Airports in Istanbul and Athens will be completely self-reliant with their large solar power plants, and many other airports in the region are catching up
Prosumers in Romania are neck and neck with commercial PV plants in capacity
20 August 2025 - Prosumers in Romania don't have a much larger total capacity anymore than commercial solar power plants, a segment accelerating in expansion
Cyprus TSO favored in national battery storage tender
19 August 2025 - Cyprus is rushing to deploy a centralized battery storage system, under indirect state control, on the transmission grid
Battery storage investors in Romania rapidly expanding project pipeline
16 August 2025 - In an rising investment wave, firms in Romania are combining energy storage with solar, wind and hydropower or building standalone systems
Bulgaria to add batteries of up to 10,000 MWh in capacity within months – ESO
12 August 2025 - Bulgaria’s Electricity System Operator has received grid connection applications for batteries with 12 GW in total capability
First part of Tenevo PV plant comes online, batteries are under construction
12 August 2025 - The largest hybrid power plant in Bulgaria is beginning to take shape as the Tenevo PV park came online and the BESS is under construction
100,000 home batteries in California act as 500 MW power plant
11 August 2025 - Residential batteries provided over 500 MW of capacity to the California power system during the test event
NGEN Group launches 9.4 MW battery project in Poland; more large-scale investments underway
07 August 2025 - NGEN Group launched an energy storage project in Poland, which is a significant step in its expansion into the country's market
Bulgaria on track to add 1.5 GW of solar power by mid-2026
05 August 2025 - The pace of large photovoltaic projects in Bulgaria indicates that total capacity can reach 6 GW by the middle of next year
Bulgaria preparing more BESS subsidies amid boom in construction of large facilities
04 August 2025 - Bulgaria is reportedly working on a public call for EUR 120 million for investments in battery energy storage systems of 1.5 GWh overall
KKR to provide Greenvolt with EUR 150 million capital boost
01 August 2025 - Greenvolt Group said its majority owner KKR fully subscribed to a EUR 150 million share capital increase, with a focus on battery investments
APSTE: High state fees for PV panels, energy storage batteries inhibit electricity price decrease in Bulgaria
01 August 2025 - The government's fees are between five and 10 times higher than the European Union average, according to APSTE