Storage
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CIF has approved new investment support for Ukraine’s power system. The $116.2m plan covers cross border interconnection, renewable generation and storage as rebuilding increasingly focuses on resilience and European integration.
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Zelestra and EDP are adding storage to Spanish solar plants. Two four hour batteries at Pedroso and Valkyria will add approximately 462MWh, taking their hybrid partnership above 1GWh of contracted storage.
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BW ESS has started long duration storage construction in Italy. The 97MW/828MWh Cerignola battery carries a 15 year MACSE contract and is due to enter operation in 2028.
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Atmos has closed financing for two major Australian power projects. The package moves a 1.6GWh Queensland battery and 470MW Western Australian wind farm towards construction and operation.
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CIP has approved a major 350MW Scottish battery investment programme. The four-hour Kilmarnock South system will store 1.4GWh and is scheduled for commercial operation in early 2028.
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Invinity’s California flow battery has passed one gigawatt-hour delivered milestone. The 10 MWh Viejas system has operated near-continuously since late 2025 alongside 15 MW of solar generation at the tribal microgrid.
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Scottish Fire headquarters now uses onsite solar and battery storage. The 340 kWp Cambuslang installation is expected to generate about 296,000 kWh annually and cut energy costs by more than £63,000.
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Wärtsilä and RCT have completed their energy storage joint venture. Valo launches as an independent 50:50 company with about 450 employees, €694 million of 2025 sales, and positive results targeted towards late 2027.
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Tenevo combines large solar generation with long-duration battery storage capacity. The Bulgarian complex pairs 242 MWp of photovoltaic capacity with 311 MW / 773 MWh of storage and is planned to add more than 250 MW of wind.
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Northland has brought Alberta’s largest battery storage facility online early. Jurassic provides 80MW/160MWh under a 15-year full-capacity offtake agreement.