Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Frontier Energy Boosts Solar Project as WA Exits Coal
Frontier Energy propels Western Australia towards a greener future with its expanded Waroona solar-plus-storage project, replacing coal and gas with sustainable energy solutions.
Oct 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Frontier Energy
GridFlex to build 125-MWh standalone battery project in Serbia Leskovac
Turkey’s GridFlex will invest EUR 17 million in a 125-MWh standalone battery near Leskovac, Serbia, adding fast, flexible capacity to a strengthening grid.
Oct 8, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Europe, Flexibility, Serbia, GridFlex, Leskovac
Xcel plans 200-MW distributed batteries to optimize Minnesota grid operations
Xcel Energy will deploy up to 200 MW of distributed storage across Minnesota by 2028, a first-of-its-kind program to cut peaks and integrate renewables.
Oct 8, 2025 // Storage, Grids, USA, grid, North America, Minnesota, Xcel Energy, virtual power plant, distributed storage
JAPEX breaks ground on Hokkaido grid-scale battery storage project today
JAPEX started construction on a high-voltage grid-scale battery in Hokkaido, adding fast, flexible capacity to balance rising wind and solar on the island.
Oct 7, 2025 // Storage, Japan, Battery Storage, Asia, grid stability, hokkaido, JAPEX,
Suncatcher Secures €12M Loan for German Solar Projects
Suncatcher Gruppe secures EUR 12M to boost Germany's solar capacity with 22 MWp projects, advancing renewable energy and storage solutions.
Oct 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Europe, Suncatcher Gruppe
European Energy installs batteries at Lithuania’s 78.5-megawatt Anykščiai solar park
European Energy began installing a BESS at its 78.5-MW Anykščiai solar park, adding multi-hour flexibility to Lithuania’s rapidly greening power system.
Oct 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, european energy, Lithuania
ACE Power Secures Green Light for NSW Solar Project
ACE Power advances Australia's green future with a 141-MWp solar park in New South Wales, featuring cutting-edge battery storage for efficient energy distribution.
Oct 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, ACE Power
Solaria Gains Green Light for Massive Battery Project
Solaria boosts Spain's green energy with a 780-MWh battery at Garona solar complex, enhancing efficiency and supporting national carbon reduction goals.
Oct 2, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Europe, solaria
Quinbrook Energises 260-MW Supernode Battery Stage One Connection In Queensland
Quinbrook has connected Stage 1 of its Supernode battery—260 MW—to Queensland’s transmission grid, completing construction and adding flexible evening capacity.
Oct 2, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, queensland, Oceania, Quinbrook, grid integration
EDF turns on 150-MW solar plus four-hour battery in New Mexico
EDF brought its Milagro solar-plus-storage project online in New Mexico, pairing 150 MW of PV with a four-hour battery under contract to El Paso Electric.
Oct 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, EDF, North America, New Mexico, El Paso Electric, hybrid project
Central Puerto Secures $300M IFC Deal for Green Energy
Central Puerto SA partners with IFC for $300M boost in renewable energy and battery storage, driving Argentina's clean energy transition.
Sep 30, 2025 // Storage, Argentina, South america, Central Puerto SA
Samsung C&T proposes 300-MW Queensland solar with co-located battery project
Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has lodged plans for a 300-MW solar park with a co-located battery in Queensland under EPBC review.
Sep 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, queensland, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, Samsung C&T, EPBC
ADS-TEC Unveils Massive 1-GW Battery Project in Germany
ADS-TEC Energy's 1-GW/2-GWh facility boosts Germany's renewable integration, enhancing grid stability and driving sustainable energy transition.
Sep 29, 2025 // Storage, Germany, Europe, ADS-TEC Energy
X-Elio opens Texas solar-storage park supplying BASF chemical facility power
X-Elio inaugurated the 72-MW Liberty Energy solar park in Texas with co-located storage, delivering contracted power to BASF and strengthening ERCOT’s evening resilience.
Sep 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Texas, solar-plus-storage, North America, x-elio, corporate ppa, BASF
Teva Secures Solar Power with Enery's Bulgarian Project
Teva partners with Enery for a 15-year solar power deal, advancing sustainable energy in pharmaceuticals with a 122-MW solar farm in Bulgaria.
Sep 24, 2025 // Storage, Europe, Bulgaria, Teva