energy storage
Software maker Volue acquires power trading, battery optimization platform smartPulse
06 October 2025 - Volue took over smartPulse, accelerating the expansion into CEE, Southern Europe and Turkey with its power trading and battery optimization
Slovenia allocates EUR 375 million for sustainable mobility
03 October 2025 - Slovenia has allocated EUR 835 million from the Climate Fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Romanian town signs partnership for 200 MW solar park with BESS
03 October 2025 - A public-private partnership between the local authority in Târgu Lăpuș and a project firm is aimed at building the biggest PV plant in Transylvania
Sunterra RE equips its PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries totaling 156 MW
03 October 2025 - Bulgarian solar power plant operator Sunterra RE expanded its operational portfolio with co-located energy storage
European day-ahead power market rolls out 15-minute trading intervals
01 October 2025 - The Single Day-Ahead Coupling area split its hourly units into 15-minute intervals for electricity trading
HiTHIUM, Solarpro partner to develop long-duration energy storage in Eastern Europe
26 September 2025 - The agreement between HiTHIUM and Solarpro is for multiple utility-scale projects across Eastern Europe
DRI acquires 112 MW battery storage project in Poland from Greenvolt
26 September 2025 - DRI expanded its activities in Poland by buying the rights to build a BESS facility in Kozienice in the east-central part of the country
Half of EU auction-backed hydrogen projects pull out
23 September 2025 - Seven projects for 1.88 GW of total electrolyzer capacity are unfeasible even with grants won at the second European Hydrogen Bank auction
Slovenia’s TSO ELES joins forces with army to develop hydrogen technologies
23 September 2025 - Last year the Ministry of Defence of Slovenia initiated the Defence Resilience Hub Network in Europe (RESHUB) project
Prime Batteries expanding battery storage manufacturing capacity in Romania
22 September 2025 - Prime Batteries is expanding its battery storage equipment factory in Bucharest, despite strong headwinds for its industry segment
YESS Power set to commission Western Balkans’ first large battery energy storage system
22 September 2025 - YESS Energy is building a 60 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) for Mey Energy at the client's PV plant in North Macedonia
Fortis Energy preparing to build solar-battery hybrid power plant in Serbia
21 September 2025 - Fortis Energy has obtained a construction permit for a solar park of 270 MW on the territory of the city of Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, Mayor Branislav Nedimović said
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Zen Energy Group kicks off construction of hybrid PV-BESS project in North Macedonia
15 September 2025 - Zen Energy Group has started the installation of a hybrid energy project, combining a solar power plant and a battery energy storage system
ElevenEs mulls building advanced battery cells gigafactory in Poland
12 September 2025 - Battery technology developer ElevenEs, which has production facilities in Serbia, plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory
One year in: insights from REIB’s inaugural BESS investments and increasing importance of safety standards
12 September 2025 - We sat down with Delyan Iliev, Managing Director of REIB, to discuss the lessons learned from commissioning and operating two BESS projects and how the experience relates to broader market trends