energy storage
Price of residential battery storage in Europe drops over 50% in two years
30 July 2025 - The mature residential battery storage markets in Europe are stabilizing, while policy-driven and emerging markets are gaining traction
Sunotec, Sungrow sign 2.4 GWh battery storage agreement
29 July 2025 - China-based Sungrow and Bulgarian-German company Sunotec have agreed to install 2.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Europe
Faria Renewables secures financing for 49.9 MW battery project in Greece
24 July 2025 - Faria Renewables has signed a loan agreement with Attica Bank for the construction of a BESS facility in Greece
IRENA: 91% of new renewables units are more cost-effective than fossil fuel alternatives
23 July 2025 - Renewables maintained their cost leadership in global power markets, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in an annual report
Pexapark: PPA activity in Europe drops in first half of 2025
21 July 2025 - PPA activity in renewables in Europe fell 26% lower in year-on-year terms in the first half, but not everywhere and not due to solar power
Bulgarian battery factory Exeron X-BESS gets EU strategic status
16 July 2025 - IPS is opening the Exeron X-BESS factory as one of only six strategic projects in the EU designated under the Net Zero Industry Act
Electrica sells green bonds for EUR 500 million amid record demand
15 July 2025 - Electricity supplier and distributor Electrica listed its first green bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
China-based Envision opens world’s largest green hydrogen, ammonia plant
14 July 2025 - The plant can deliver 320,000 tons of green ammonia per year, with annual output projected to rise to 1.5 million tons by 2028.
Visual Fan to install BESS facility of 65 MWh for Renovatio Trading
11 July 2025 - Visual Fan was hired to install a 65 MWh battery energy storage system for Renovatio Trading in Toplița in Romania’s Harghita county
Solar beats nuclear in June, becoming EU’s biggest electricity source for first time
10 July 2025 - Solar was the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June. Records for photovoltaics and wind rolled in in May and June
Romania ends double taxation of energy storage
09 July 2025 - The National Energy Regulatory Authority has approved the regulation on the elimination of double taxation of energy storage
Serbia’s power demand soars 20%
09 July 2025 - Power demand in Serbia has increased by 15% to 20% over the past three weeks, according to Dragan Rakić, the head dispatcher of TSO EMS
Germany, Netherlands emerging as BESS optimization, offtake deal hotspots
09 July 2025 - BESS dealmaking in Europe has evolved dramatically, driven by diminishing battery pack costs and the emergence of stackable revenue streams, Pexapark said
Simtel to install BESS for Güriş in Romania
08 July 2025 - The EPC contract is worth RON 168.9 million (EUR 33.3 million), and the deadline for completion is nine months
Heatwave strains European grid, brings profit to energy storage operators
07 July 2025 - Record PV production, backed by energy storage, helped maintain electricity system stability in Europe in the latest heatwave, Ember said
Foreign renewable energy investors remain committed to Romania as large plants coming online
04 July 2025 - Renewable energy companies from abroad aren't intimidated by negative power prices in Romania, especially with the BESS segment accelerating