battery energy storage
Global battery storage capacity expands by record 200 GWh in 2024
29 May 2025 - The cost of storing electricity has dropped thanks to the declining cost of battery projects and technological advancements, Rystad says
Greece awards 188.9 MW for subsidized battery storage in final auction
22 March 2025 - Greece's third energy storage auction has been completed, with nine projects selected and a capacity of 188.9 MW
Montenegro’s EPCG discussed BESS project with companies from US, China, Japan, region
11 March 2025 - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore said in September that it started the preparations to install battery energy storage systems
First battery in world to provide stability services to TSO, largest battery in Europe is now online
07 March 2025 - United Kingdom-based Zenobē has announced that its battery site, in Blackhillock, Scotland, Europe’s largest, consists of two phases
Serbia receives first two grid applications for battery energy storage systems
27 February 2025 - Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems
Distorted licensing of energy storage in Greece leaves small players out
12 February 2025 - Small investors in energy storage complain about an oligopoly in the sector as a result of a distorted licensing process
Waste molecule batteries could one day store renewable energy
09 January 2025 - Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a process to produce batteries using organic industrial waste
Renalfa IPP buys 258 MW solar project in Romania, plans to install 1 GWh BESS
08 January 2025 - The project’s commercial operation is scheduled to start in 2027, Renalfa IPP said
BW ESS, Penso Power, Shell create pioneering battery storage partnership
07 August 2024 - A deal between BW ESS, Penso Power, and Shell represents a new model for agreements in the development and operation of energy storage systems
Romania’s ambitious energy storage plans: 5 GW by end-2026
18 July 2024 - These ambitious energy storage targets are aligned with transmission system operator Transelectrica’s recommendations and analyses
Solar battery storage in EU doubles for three straight years
12 June 2024 - The EU installed 17.2 GWh of new battery storage systems in 2023, a 94% increase compared to 2022, says SolarPower Europe
Bulgaria’s Vineli Re plans wind, solar park with energy storage
10 June 2024 - Vineli Re plans to build a wind and solar park, combined with electricity storage in northeastern Bulgaria
Rimac Energy provides innovative BESS solutions made in Europe
27 May 2024 - Rimac Energy is oriented toward designing, developing and manufacturing its battery systems in Southeast Europe
Serbia’s energy-intensive industries brace for CBAM, seek state support to apply decarbonization solutions
22 May 2024 - Companies in Serbia are not afraid of decarbonization and CBAM, but are worried the state does not recognize what needs to be done to help the affected industries
RheEnergise building waterless hydropower storage facility in UK
06 May 2024 - RheEnergise has developed a technology to use a dense fluid rather than water to store surplus energy from wind and solar power plants
CMS legal experts to present regulatory framework on energy storage and batteries in SEE on BEF 2024
29 April 2024 - Experts on energy storage projects and regulations from law firm CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz will take part in Belgrade Energy Forum 2024