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BW ESS Secures Debt for 1,424-MWh Hams Hall Battery in England

BW ESS secured bank debt for its 1,424-MWh Hams Hall battery in England, with OCBC, Rabobank and Societe Generale each providing an equal share.

Oct 23, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, UK, EDF, Europe, BESS, England, BW ESS

Australian Batteries Overtake Gas in Evening Peak With 8% Share

Batteries supplied 8% of Australia's evening-peak power in Q3 2026, beating gas at 5.1% for the first time, as NEM spot prices fell 27% to A$63/MWh.

Oct 23, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar

Peak Energy Raises $108 Million as GM Ventures Leads Sodium-Ion Round

Peak Energy closed a $108 million Series B led by GM Ventures; its 4-GWh sodium-ion battery factory in Sacramento is due to start production in early 2027.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, USA, North America, sodium-ion, General Motors

Tesla Deploys 13.7 GWh of Storage in Q3 as Energy Revenue Falls 16%

Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of storage in Q3 2026, up 10%, while energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88 billion, partly on tariff-related customer refunds.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, TESLA, Megapack, BESS, North America, lfp

EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant

EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.

Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power

Rondo and Rio Tinto Start Engineering on 360-MWh Yarwun Heat Battery

Rio Tinto and Rondo began engineering a 360-MWh heat battery at Yarwun; ARENA pays A$3.6 million now and up to A$38 million more if it gets built.

Oct 21, 2026 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, thermal energy storage, Rio Tinto, Rondo Energy

EU Innovation Fund Selects Holosolis 5-GW Solar Factory in €3.4B Round

The EU picked 77 projects for about €3.4 billion in Innovation Fund grants, including Holosolis' 5-GW solar cell and module factory in Hambach, France.

Oct 20, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Policy, France, Europe, topcon, HoloSolis, EU Innovation Fund

CHN Energy Switches On 120-MWh Battery at Rudong Solar-Hydrogen Hub

CHN Energy grid-connected a 60-MW, 120-MWh battery in Rudong, China, on Oct. 14. It serves a 400-MW solar-hydrogen complex and should discharge 12 GWh a year.

Oct 20, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, BESS, CHN Energy

BloombergNEF Sees $332 Billion Copper Gap as Metal Shortages Ease

BloombergNEF sees copper 20 million tons short by 2050, needing $332 billion in new mines, as lithium demand triples and most other metal gaps ease.

Oct 20, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Market Research, lithium, BloombergNEF, graphite, GLOBAL, copper

Whyalla West Tender Picks Four Bids for Nearly 13 GW of Wind and Solar

South Australia picked four developers for almost 13 GW of wind and solar near Whyalla, giving them the exclusive right to apply for feasibility licences.

Oct 19, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Policy, Australia, Windlab, neoen, Oceania, wind

Saft Starts Solid-State Battery Cell Production in Bordeaux

Saft has started making solid-state battery cells in Bordeaux, France, for aviation and space, claiming up to 50% more energy density than lithium-ion.

Oct 19, 2026 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, France, Europe, Saft, TotalEnergies, solid-state battery

ACME Solar Signs 300-MW Solar-Storage Peak Power PPA With SECI

ACME Solar signed a 300-MW, 1,200-MWh solar-plus-storage PPA with SECI at INR 6/kWh to supply four hours of power a day outside solar hours.

Oct 19, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, SECI, Asia, BESS, ACME Solar, FDRE

Westbridge to Exit Alberta Red Willow Solar-BESS

Westbridge Renewable Energy inks a definitive deal to sell its 225MW Red Willow solar-plus-storage project in Alberta—unlocking up to CAD 26.725M proceeds as conditions and milestones are met.

Aug 31, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Canada, North America, Westbridge Renewable Energy