Storage
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Europe has opened its next cross-border electricity infrastructure selection round. Transmission, storage, and smart-grid projects can now seek PCI or PMI status under the TEN-E framework.
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Waratah Super Battery has completed another major grid-security commissioning test. The 850MW/1,680MWh asset discharged around 700MW for two hours before briefly charging at its full 850MW rating.
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OMV Petrom awards battery EPC work for Ișalnița solar park. Simtel will deliver the 20MW/40MWh system under a €6.6m contract with construction expected within roughly seven months.
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Hidroelectrica has awarded its largest battery project at Iron Gates. The 64MW/434.76MWh system carries a RON296.8m contract value and receives Romanian Modernisation Fund support.
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METLEN has agreed to sell Chile’s Tamarico II hybrid project. The Atacama development combines 165MW of photovoltaics with 725MWh of battery storage expandable to 925MWh.
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FlexGen has commissioned a 160MW Texas battery in six weeks. Houston IV used preconfigured systems, laboratory testing, remote support, and coordinated field commissioning to compress delivery.
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Waratah has tested full grid-protection capability in New South Wales. The 850MW battery has returned to nameplate output after last year’s high-voltage transformer failure constrained commissioning.
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Northern Ireland has outlined new electricity-system delivery priorities for 2030. Storage policy, interconnection, grid investment, renewable connections, and smart metering now form part of the programme.
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SP Energy Networks is expanding battery-buffered charging across operational depots. TUAL’s PowerUp system combines energy storage with high-power DC charging where conventional infrastructure upgrades are difficult.
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Volvo plans a 260MWh battery energy park development in Sweden. The Mariestad development will combine grid-scale storage with a full-scale test facility for future energy technologies.