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NGEN Austria has broken ground on an 85 MW, 170 MWh battery project in Wagenham, adding one of the country’s largest storage systems to the Upper Austrian grid.
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Ember has warned that Europe’s grid bottlenecks could block at least 120 GW of planned renewables, with both transmission and distribution constraints now tightening project headroom.
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Five European distribution network organisations have called for stronger policy treatment of distribution grids, warning that current proposals still underweight funding, planning, and permitting realities.
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Voltaria’s Falkirk battery project has moved into construction, with Rolls-Royce delivering a 43 MW, 86 MWh system using mtu EnergyPack technology and long-term service support.
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InfraVia has merged Mercia Power Response and Balance Power into Supernova Power, creating a UK flexible power platform spanning operating assets, battery development, and energy management.
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SP Energy Networks has started a five-year transmission upgrade across central and southern Scotland, combining new substations, line upgrades, cable replacement, and supply-chain contracts under its RIIO-T3 plan.
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Transgrid has shortlisted battery projects for New South Wales stability. The initial procurement targets system strength services from grid-forming batteries, with the first assets expected to begin operating in the second half of 2026.
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DOE is widening solar cybersecurity standards work for distributed energy. Its Securing Solar for the Grid programme spans certification, testing, supply-chain risk, and training as inverter-based resources take a larger role in U.S. grid operations.
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Echelon has started Ireland’s first Green Energy Park in Wicklow. The DUB20 project combines offshore wind access, onsite solar, battery storage, and grid-supporting energy centres within a single large-load infrastructure development.
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Italy has moved closer to a larger MACSE storage auction. ARERA has backed Terna’s proposal for a 16GWh requirement in 2029, with later auction volumes to be refined as storage costs, gas prices, and capacity market outcomes evolve.