US solar and storage developer Adapture Renewables has acquired a hybrid 110MW solar and 110MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project from Samsung C&T Renewables.

We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe’s first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.

Ensuring high levels of system performance and availability are top priorities for battery storage professionals, and data plays a key role.

Ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, which will take place next week (18-19 March) in Sydney, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.

A state-owned power company in Uzbekistan has signed a PPA with Voltalia for a project combining solar PV, wind and battery storage.

Greek renewables developer Metlen Energy & Metals has secured three battery energy storage system EPC contracts in Chile.

Two electric utilities in the US state of Tennessee are launching RFPs for new solar and storage projects.

Jupiter Power’s proposal to construct a standalone BESS in Westfield, Massachusetts is facing mounting opposition from residents and local officials.

EPC firm Suvic has been enlisted by UK-based IPP Renewable Power Capital (RPC) for a 50MW/100MWh BESS in Finland using Sungrow technology.

Tim Buckley of the Climate Energy Finance speaks to ESN Premium about how Australia-Chinese relations could provide an energy storage boom.