Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

EDF, Aukera Partner on Scottish Solar-Battery Project
EDF partners with Aukera Energy to power 25,000 homes with Benthead Solar Farm, cutting 17,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. AI-driven battery optimization included.
Jun 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, EDF, Europe, Aukera Energy
TotalEnergies Secures 435-MW UK Solar-plus-Storage Pipeline in Deal with Low Carbon
French major TotalEnergies buys eight solar farms and two battery projects (435 MW) from UK developer Low Carbon, boosting its British renewables ambitions.
Jun 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Low Carbon, TotalEnergies
Respect Energy Optimizes Poland's Largest Battery Storage System
Respect Energy optimizes Poland's largest BESS, boosting efficiency by 48% and enhancing solar energy use for Elemental Group's metal recovery operations.
Jun 2, 2025 // Storage, Poland, Europe, Respect Energy
OCI, LG Seal Deal for 120-MW Alamo City Battery Project
OCI Energy teams with LG Energy Solution Vertech and CPS Energy to build the 120-MW/480-MWh Alamo City BESS in Bexar County, boosting ERCOT’s long-duration storage.
May 28, 2025 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, cps energy, LG Energy, OCI Energy
OX2 Secures Green Light for Swedish Solar-Battery Project
OX2 secures permit for 110-MW solar park in Sweden, eyeing battery storage to power 25,000 homes by 2027, advancing Sweden's fossil-free electricity goal.
May 27, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Sweden, Europe, OX2
Azrieli Invests in Major Israeli Solar-Storage Project
Azrieli Group partners with Shikun & Binui for a groundbreaking solar-plus-storage project, advancing Israel's renewable goals and securing clean energy for 20 years.
May 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Israel, PV Power Plant, Azrieli Group
Globeleq Taps Sungrow for Africa's Largest Battery at Red Sands
Globeleq chooses Sungrow to supply its 153-MW/612-MWh Red Sands BESS in South Africa’s Northern Cape, a US $300 m project slated to curb load-shedding from 2027.
May 27, 2025 // Storage, Sungrow, Africa, South Africa, Globeleq
Meridian Energizes New Zealand's Largest Grid Battery
Axpo Holding AG boosts Italy's solar future with large-scale PV projects, including a 3 MW factory supply and a 13 MW agrivoltaic park, expanding Europe's solar capacity.
May 26, 2025 // Storage, Grids, New Zealand, Oceania, Axpo Holding AG
BLM Seeks Public Input on Nevada Solar Project
Join the conversation on Copper Rays Solar: a 200-MW project in Nevada boosting clean energy and jobs. Share your thoughts by July 28!
May 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Nevada, North America, PV Power Plant, BLM
Axian Launches Senegal's Largest Solar-Storage Project
Axian's groundbreaking NEA Kolda solar farm in Senegal promises to power 25,000 homes, marking a new era in sustainable energy for Casamance by 2026.
May 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Africa, PV Power Plant, Senegal, Axian
Vopak Acquires 300-MW Dutch Battery Project, Boosting Grid Flexibility Drive
BayWa r.e. has sold its ready-to-build 300-MW battery storage project in the Netherlands to Vopak, giving the tank-storage giant a major foothold in Europe’s fast-growing energy-storage market.
May 23, 2025 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, vopak, BayWa_r.e.
Kilwinning Battery Project Wins Approval, Strengthening Scotland’s Renewable Energy Backbone
patura’s 100-MW battery storage scheme near Kilwinning secures consent without objections, adding crucial flexibility to Scotland’s renewables-heavy grid.
May 22, 2025 // Storage, BESS, SCOTLAND, Apatura, Kilwinning
CATL’s €2 Billion German Factory Tests China’s High-Stakes Go-Global Strategy
CATL’s new battery plant in Arnstadt shows China’s invest-abroad playbook: jobs for Europe, supply security for automakers—and fresh challenges from tariffs to culture clashes.
May 21, 2025 // Storage, Germany, Europe, CATL
Engie Starts 350-MW Hybrid Solar Storage Project Near Santiago Capital
Engie Chile launches USD 310-million Libélula hybrid plant—151 MWp solar array and 199 MW battery—to power 120 000 homes and advance its 3.5-GW roadmap.
May 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar, Engie, Chile, hybrid, South america, battery
BayWa r.e. Transfers 300-MW Dutch Battery Storage Project to Vopak
BayWa r.e. has sold a ready-to-build 300-MW battery project in northern Netherlands to Vopak, handing the tank-storage giant its first large-scale foothold in Europe’s energy-storage market.
May 21, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, baywa r.e., vopak