Browsing: energy storage

The Oxford Battery Energy Storage Project in Ontario secured C$202 million in green loan financing to support a 125 MW and 500 MWh system designed to address peak demand variability and grid balancing requirements.

The agreement between Zelestra and EDP marks Spain’s first power purchase agreement to retrofit battery storage onto an operational solar plant, signaling a shift in how renewable assets are structured and optimized as dispatchability gains importance alongside generation capacity.

Oman is advancing a structured national approach to storage development, supported by the International Renewable Energy Agency, as it seeks to align system flexibility with accelerating renewable capacity additions.

Neoen has announced two new battery energy storage system projects totaling 348 MW and 896 MWh combined capacity, signaling continued scaling of storage assets across both mature and emerging electricity markets.

TotalEnergies and Masdar have agreed to form a $2.2 billion joint venture to consolidate their onshore renewable portfolios across nine…

France’s battery storage pipeline is beginning to scale beyond pilot projects, with developer Neoen moving forward on a 248 MW, 496 MWh battery energy storage system near Paris, a capacity level that signals a shift toward grid-critical infrastructure rather than marginal flexibility assets.

Global renewable power capacity reached 5,149 gigawatts (GW) by end-2025, following a record 692 GW addition that marked a 15.5% annual increase, with renewables capturing 85.6% of all new capacity expansions.

The Sedgwick County Commission approved a moratorium on new battery energy storage system applications through March 11, 2027. The decision reflects a widening disconnect between the pace of grid-scale storage deployment and the readiness of local governance structures to evaluate and regulate these projects.

Rolls-Royce has begun construction of its first large-scale battery energy storage system in the domestic market, signaling a strategic shift from global deployments toward participation in one of Europe’s most advanced storage ecosystems.

Jinko ESS has secured a strategic cooperation agreement covering 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems across the region. The portfolio is focused on grid-side and utility-scale deployments, reflecting a broader shift in storage demand from behind-the-meter applications toward system-level balancing.