GoldenPeaks Capital (GPC) and Huawei Polska have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy 500 MWh of grid-forming battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Europe, signaling a strategic push to bolster grid stability amid rising renewable energy integration.
The partnership targets one of the most pressing challenges for European power systems: maintaining stable grid operations while accommodating increasing shares of intermittent renewable energy. Huawei will provide its All-Scenario Grid-Forming energy storage platform, incorporating advanced safety standards and inverters capable of stabilizing frequency and voltage without reliance on conventional synchronous generators.
GPC plans to leverage its expertise in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on countries including Poland and Hungary, to drive both technology deployment and commercial operations. In 2024, GPC advanced its “1 GW Asset Target” with the acquisition of 283 MW of solar projects under construction. By June 2025, it added an additional 54 MW/216 MWh of BESS, expanding its total portfolio to 392 MW/1.6 GWh of renewable and storage assets, all backed by 17-year revenue guarantees through Poland’s capacity market auctions.
Grid-forming BESS is increasingly recognized as essential for frequency regulation and inertia provision in renewable-heavy grids. Germany-based RWE, for example, commissioned a 35 MW/41 MWh grid-forming BESS in the Netherlands this year, following its 2024 announcement of a smaller 7.5 MW/11 MWh system in the country. Finland’s Merus Power also commissioned a 38 MW/43 MWh grid-forming BESS in Lappeenranta in July 2025.
Huawei’s technology has been deployed globally, including a 1.3 GWh PV-plus-ESS microgrid at the Red Sea, the company claims as the world’s largest 100% renewable hybrid microgrid. Additional deployments have occurred in Germany, Bulgaria, the Philippines, and China.
Huawei’s involvement in European energy infrastructure comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny. The company has been excluded from 11 EU 5G networks and its products have faced bans in the US since 2019. Given that inverters form a critical part of grid-forming BESS, Huawei’s participation in Europe is notable and may attract attention from regulators evaluating supply chain security and technology provenance.
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