battery storage
Several energy storage investments underway in North Macedonia
09 January 2025 - North Macedonia, which has been attracting investments in battery factories, is in talks on a project worth up to EUR 360 million
Coal plant ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 restarted to preserve energy security in Bulgaria
09 January 2025 - ContourGlobal is returning half of Maritsa East 3 in Bulgaria to the grid, to operate at least until the end of March
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
Faria Renewables acquires 780 MW project portfolio in Greece
08 January 2025 - Faria Renewables is buying solar and battery storage projects in various stages of maturity from Germany-based ib vogt
Slovenia adopts updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
27 December 2024 - Slovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Greek government supports businesses to install batteries with subsidies of up to half of investment
23 December 2024 - The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy launched the Energy Storage for Businesses program with subsidies for installing batteries
Prequalification open for 170 MW of battery storage in Kosovo*
17 December 2024 - Companies can apply within a prequalification call for a battery storage project in Kosovo* divided into two segments
Sungrow partners with Ktistor to deploy battery systems in Greece
16 December 2024 - Sungrow said it would deploy its liquid-cooled battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Greece with Ktistor Energy
Global pledge signed to boost energy storage six times to 1.5 TW
11 December 2024 - The COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge calls for increasing capability by six times to 1.5 TW by 2030
Carmaker Stellantis, CATL to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries in Spain
11 December 2024 - The carbon neutral plant is expected to be one of the largest manufacturing facilities in Europe for electric vehicle batteries
Bulgaria’s call for standalone energy storage is 4.3 times oversubscribed
09 December 2024 - Developers in Bulgaria applied for 4.3 times more in grants for standalone energy storage than the budget. Funding is uncertain, though.
EU, EIB to support battery manufacturing amid Northvolt’s bankruptcy
03 December 2024 - The EU earmarked loan guarantees, grants and financing for the battery manufacturing sector right after Northvolt's financial crash