Storage
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Dinorwig’s first two generating units will undergo full replacement works. GE Vernova will supply new 315MW pump-turbines, motor-generators, controls, and auxiliary electrical systems as First Hydro extends the Welsh plant’s operating life.
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Ireland’s latest renewable auction gives storage a formal scoring role. RESS 6 separates solar and onshore wind procurement while introducing resilience and system-integration criteria under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act.
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Europe has opened fresh financing for large battery-cell manufacturing projects. The €1.5bn Battery Booster Facility will offer interest-free loans to qualifying EEA plants with planned annual capacity of at least 10GWh.
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Global battery storage capacity could reach 1,300GW worldwide by 2030. The forecast represents almost sixfold growth from 224.8GW at the end of 2025 as grids absorb more variable generation.
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Hybrid power agreements are gaining ground across Europe’s renewables markets. New pricing data shows storage increasingly combined with generation to reduce exposure to low-value and negative-price periods.
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Zenobē has acquired a major German battery storage development platform. The six-site, 1.75GW pipeline gives the company an immediate position in transmission-connected storage and emerging markets for grid-forming and system-support services.
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MaxSolar and Saft will deliver a wind-linked German battery project. Quitzow II combines 30MW of power, 76.5MWh of storage, turnkey EPC delivery, and an existing wind-farm substation connection in Brandenburg.
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Tractebel is advancing a 123MWh battery project in western Germany. The Weissenthurm-Kettig installation combines 165 battery cubes, 17 medium-voltage units, 110kV connection works, and a February 2027 commissioning target.
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CATL and Solarpro will develop sodium-ion storage across Eastern Europe. Their 2GWh agreement targets regionally adapted systems, with cold-weather performance, grid compliance, lifecycle evidence, and bankability set to shape commercial deployment.
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R.Power has appointed contractors for two major Polish battery projects. The 550MW, 2.2GWh portfolio moves four-hour storage into construction, supported by capacity-market contracts, grants, green-bond financing, and a separate optimisation agreement at Dzięgielewo.