Storage
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Capital Dynamics has acquired a 170MW Irish battery storage project. The four-hour Knockanure development will connect at 110kV as Ireland prepares for substantially greater long-duration flexibility.
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Czechia’s largest battery storage plant has now entered commercial operation. The 57MW/120MWh Lipnice installation adds new balancing and trading capability as the Czech power system opens more fully to standalone storage.
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EDP has completed Sandrini’s four-hour battery storage project in California. The 92MW/368MWh installation sits alongside a 300MW solar site and is contracted to Redwood Coast Energy Authority for its full battery capacity.
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EDF has secured two long-term agreements for the Winston project. The Nevada scheme combines 400MWac of solar generation with a 400MW/1,600MWh four-hour battery and expects to begin electricity deliveries in October 2029.
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Cummins will supply battery storage for a major data centre. The project will use BESS to manage AI-driven load fluctuations, reduce oscillations, and improve ride-through performance at the utility interconnection.
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Harmony Energy has energised its Skeeby battery storage project successfully. The 35MW/70MWh North Yorkshire system uses Tesla Megapacks and has moved into live commissioning ahead of full commercial operation.
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Enlight has acquired a 125MW Finnish battery storage development project. Kukonkylä is ready to build in Sievi and is expected to connect to Finland’s transmission grid during the first half of 2028.
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CGES has signed Velestovo’s grid connection agreement with Nu Energy. The €50 million Montenegro project will combine solar generation with battery storage, while plant and BESS ratings remain undisclosed.
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PLUS Grid Storage has started construction on Steel River East. The 200MW/400MWh battery will connect beside Ausgrid’s Mayfield West zone substation and is expected to enter operation in late 2027.
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Arenko will optimise Ørsted’s 600MWh Iceni battery from 2027 onwards. The storage asset will share transmission infrastructure with the 2.9GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, creating a demanding combined trading, controls, and grid-management environment.