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CGN Connects First Unit of 4,300-Meter Molten-Salt Plant in Xizang

CGN connected the first 25-MW unit of a 50-MW PV-heated molten-salt plant in Ngari, Xizang, at 4,300 meters, with 14 hours of thermal storage, on Nov. 6.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Storage, Thermal, China, Asia, CGN, molten salt, Xizang

Ignitis Switches On 173.6-MW Tume Solar Farm in Latvia

Ignitis Group's 173.6-MW Tume solar farm in Latvia has started commercial operation, lifting the group's installed green capacity to 2.3 GW from 2.1 GW.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Europe, utility-scale, BESS, ignitis group, Latvia

Avantus Lifts Credit Facility to $1.28 Billion, Adds Five New Banks

Avantus raised its corporate credit facility to $1.28 billion from $1.05 billion in August, adding Helaba, MUFG, NordLB, Santander and Standard Chartered.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, BESS, North America, Avantus

Masdar and Endesa Start Building 3 Grid-Forming Batteries in Spain

Masdar and Endesa started building three grid-forming batteries, 60.16 MW / 120.34 MWh in total, at solar plants in Badajoz and Málaga for €25.2 million.

Nov 6, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Masdar, Spain, Europe, BESS, Endesa

Wood Mackenzie Sees Sodium-Ion Cells Matching LFP Costs by End-2026

Wood Mackenzie expects sodium-ion cells from market leaders to match LFP costs by end-2026; it counts over 70 GWh of supply agreements for the chemistry.

Nov 6, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Market Research, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia, BESS, sodium-ion, GLOBAL

Eos Energy Lifts Q3 Revenue 171% to $82.7 Million on Zinc Batteries

US zinc battery maker Eos Energy posted Q3 2026 revenue of $82.7 million, up 171% year on year, and kept its outlook at the lower half of $300-350 million.

Nov 5, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, financial results, North America, Zinc, Eos, long-duration storage

GridPoint Targets 2 GW of Batteries at 20,000 US Commercial Sites

GridPoint is targeting 2 GW of on-site batteries across the 20,000+ US commercial buildings its software runs; co-founder Adrian De Luca returns as CEO.

Nov 5, 2026 // Commercial, Storage, Software, USA, BESS, North America, energy management, GridPoint

Eku Energy Commissions 250-MW Big Canberra Battery at Williamsdale

Eku Energy has commissioned the 250-MW / 500-MWh Williamsdale battery in Canberra, the largest part of the ACT Government's Big Canberra Battery program.

Nov 5, 2026 // Storage, Grids, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, BESS, Eku Energy

NBIM Pays $300 Million for 10% of Battery Storage Firm Aypa Power

Norway's sovereign wealth fund paid $300 million for a 10% stake in Aypa Power, a US and Canadian battery storage developer, alongside Brookfield.

Nov 5, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, BESS, North America, Brookfield, Aypa Power, NBIM

Sunrun Adds Batteries to a Record 75% of New Customers in Q3

A record 75% of Sunrun's new customers took a home battery in Q3, and the company set 2026 Cash Generation guidance at about $200 million, its prior low end.

Nov 5, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunrun, financial results, North America, VPP, residential storage

Ember Says Wind-Solar-Battery Hybrids Could Meet 70–90% of Kazakh Load

Ember finds wind, solar and small-battery hybrids at 15 Kazakh sites could meet 70–90% of a typical demand profile at a delivered cost below $60/MWh.

Nov 4, 2026 // Storage, Market Research, Asia, BESS, kazakhstan, Ember

India Approves INR 14,500 Crore to Back 92 GWh of Grid Storage

India's Cabinet approved INR 14,500 crore of viability gap funding for 92 GWh of grid-scale storage, including 60 GWh pumped hydro and 30 GWh BESS.

Nov 4, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, India, Asia, BESS, subsidies, pumped hydro

TNB, IOI Form JV for 500-MW Solar, 1,000-MWh Battery in Malaysia

TNB Renewables will hold 70% of a joint venture with IOI and an SME consortium to build 500 MWac of solar and a 250-MW / 1,000-MWh battery in Malaysia.

Nov 3, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, TNB, Malaysia, Asia, utility-scale, BESS

Sunrun Doubles Puerto Rico Battery Power Plant to 60,000 Customers

Sunrun's Puerto Rico distributed power plant doubled to more than 60,000 customers and regularly delivers 45 MW for four hours during island grid shortfalls.

Nov 3, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Software, USA, Sunrun, North America, Puerto Rico, VPP