Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Supplementing your photovoltaic station with battery storage will make your system more flexible and you will be independent from the power grid as well as weather conditions. Top news on energy storage technologies and solar batteries. Best battery manufacturers, advanced solar-plus-storage solutions, latest R&D in the field.
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Minnesota Approves 475 MW Solar, Storage Projects Expansion
Minnesota greenlights 475 MW solar projects with battery storage, boosting grid stability and advancing clean energy goals.
Jul 11, 2025 // Large-Scale, Storage, USA, North America, Minnesota
Green Genius Secures €36.7M for Major Lithuanian Solar Project
Green Genius secures EUR 36.66M for a 78-MW solar-plus-storage project in Lithuania, aiming to slash 60,457 tonnes of CO2 annually by 2027.
Jul 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, Lithuania, Green Genius, PV Power Plant
Copenhagen Energy Taps Energrid to Build 132 MWh Danish Batteries
Copenhagen Energy appoints Energrid as EPC contractor for the 132 MWh Everspring battery portfolio, aiming for grid-ready storage by spring 2026.
Jul 10, 2025 // Storage, Europe, Denmark, Copenhagen Energy
Foresight Clinches UK’s Largest Two-Hour BESS with 400-MW HEIT Deal
Foresight buys Harmony Energy Income Trust, adding 400 MW / 800 MWh across eight UK battery sites and cementing the country’s largest operational two-hour BESS fleet.
Jul 9, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, Foresight, HEIT
Photon Energy Sells Yadnarie Solar Project to AGL
Photon Energy sells groundbreaking Yadnarie solar project to AGL, marking the first utility-scale deployment of RayGen's tech, as AGL targets 12 GW renewables by 2035.
Jul 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, photon energy, AGL
Eolus lines up 100-MW stand-alone battery in Sweden
Eolus secures its first Swedish battery site in SE4, paving the way for up to 100 MW of stand-alone storage to bolster grid stability.
Jul 8, 2025 // Storage, Sweden, Europe, Eolus
Lightshift Energy Locks In $40-Million Credit Line as Project Pipeline Nears Build Phase
Lightshift Energy secures a USD 40 m credit facility from Aiga Capital to fund deposits and interconnection as its US battery-storage projects enter construction.
Jul 8, 2025 // Storage, USA, North America, Lightshift Energy
AMPYR Secures Financing, Offtaker for 300-MW Aussie Battery
AMPYR Energy powers up Australia's future with its first 1-GWh battery project, securing AUD 340M financing and a 10-year deal with ZEN Energy. Operational by 2026!
Jul 8, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, AMPYR
Copenhagen Energy Partners with Thy-Mors for Solar Project
Copenhagen Energy and Thy-Mors Energi join forces for a 100-MW solar-plus-storage project in Thisted, Denmark, driving local green growth and sustainable energy by 2028.
Jul 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, Denmark, PV Power Plant, Copenhagen Energy
SUNOTEC seals Latvian hybrid solar investment in landmark Baltic deal
SUNOTEC acquires 400 MWp solar-plus-600 MWh storage project in Latvia, targeting grid connection by 2027 and bolstering the country’s expanding clean-energy ambitions.
Jul 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, PV Power Plant, Latvia, Sunotec
Banpu Acquires 50% Stake in Victoria Battery Project
EnergyAustralia and Banpu join forces to power 230,000 homes with the Wooreen Energy Storage System, boosting Victoria's energy future by 2027.
Jul 7, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Banpu, EnergyAustralia
Pace Digitek switches on 2.5-GWh battery-storage plant in Karnataka
Pace Digitek opens a 2.5-GWh BESS factory in Karnataka, boosting renewable grid stability and paving the way to double capacity and fund growth via its upcoming IPO.
Jul 3, 2025 // Storage, Grids, India, Asia, BESS, karnataka, Pace Digitek, Lineage Power
CATL-led Indonesia Battery Integration Project breaks ground—US $6 billion for a full value-chain hub
CATL and Indonesian partners break ground on a US $6 bn integrated nickel-to-recycling battery complex; 6.9 GWh phase-one output due by end-2026.
Jul 3, 2025 // Storage, Asia, recycling, Indonesia, CATL, EVs, nickel value chain, Karawang, East Halmahera
EDF Acquires 500-MW Gate Burton Solar Project from Low Carbon
Low Carbon's 500-MW solar park sale to EDF powers 160,000 homes, fueling global renewable expansion with 16 GW pipeline.
Jul 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, EDF, Europe, Low Carbon
Atmos Finalizes Funding for 100-MW Merredin Battery Project
Atmos Renewables secures funding for Merredin battery, boosting energy storage and supporting renewable integration in Western Australia's Wheatbelt. Construction set to begin soon.
Jul 2, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Atmos Renewables