Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

Stanwell to pilot eight-hour battery at Queensland coal-plant site
Stanwell will host an eight-hour battery from Quinbrook at a coal-station site in Queensland, forming the anchor of a larger storage hub.
Nov 4, 2025 // Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Quinbrook, long-duration storage, Stanwell
AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery
AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability
PPC breaks ground on 50-MW battery in Western Macedonia Greece
Greek utility PPC started building a 50-MW/200-MWh battery at a former coal site in Western Macedonia, accelerating just transition and grid flexibility.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Greece, Battery Storage, Europe, PPC, Western Macedonia, just transition
Fox ESS signs deals for 3-GWh Australian battery deployments nationwide
Fox ESS agreed two agreements enabling deployment of 3 GWh of battery storage in Australia, expanding utility- and C&I-scale flexibility across the NEM.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fox ESS, utility & C&I
Victoria Fast-Tracks Major Solar, Battery Buildout
Victoria fast-tracks Meadow Creek solar-plus-storage and Hazelwood’s Tramway Road BESS, energizing 140,000 homes annually and supporting 104,000 at peak, as DFP accelerates AUD 7.8b investment by 2027.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Victoria
Sembcorp expands Jurong Island solar capacity and battery storage projects
Sembcorp commissioned a 118-MWp solar project and expanded a 326-MWh battery on Jurong Island, bolstering clean power and flexibility for Singapore’s industrial hub.
Oct 31, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Asia, Singapore, sembcorp, Jurong Island
Wärtsilä to deliver record DC-coupled hybrid battery in Australia NEM
Wärtsilä will supply a large DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system in Australia’s NEM, described as the market’s biggest of its kind, capable of serving 120,000 customers.
Oct 30, 2025 // Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, NEM, Oceania, Wärtsilä, DC-coupled storage
Equator, CREI plan 900-MWp Indonesia solar with 1.2-GWh battery
Equator Renewables Asia and CRE International will develop 900-MWp solar and 1.2-GWh storage in Indonesia’s Riau Islands to export clean power to Singapore.
Oct 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Battery Storage, Asia, Singapore, Indonesia, cross-border power
GreenYellow commits €100m to Poland’s C&I clean-energy buildout
GreenYellow will invest €100 million in Poland over three years to scale rooftop solar, storage and efficiency upgrades for commercial and industrial customers.
Oct 29, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Poland, Battery Storage, Europe, c&i solar, Energy Efficiency, GreenYellow
Korkia, Evolution Win Approval for Kent Solar-Battery Project
Korkia and Evolution Power secure consent for a 150MWp solar-plus-storage park in Kent, boosting UK clean power, grid flexibility, and energy security as demand decarbonizes.
Oct 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Evolution Power, korkia
Greenvolt Secures €35 Million Debt for Danish Solar-Storage
Greenvolt Group secures €35M debt to build a solar-plus-storage project in Denmark, fueling Northern Europe expansion and Denmark’s clean energy transition; terms, capacity and timeline undisclosed.
Oct 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, Denmark, Greenvolt Group
Energy Vault buys 150-MW/300-MWh Texas battery, eyes fast deployment
Energy Vault acquired a 150-MW/300-MWh BESS project in Madison County, Texas, positioning it for rapid build and participation in ERCOT markets.
Oct 27, 2025 // Storage, USA, Texas, Battery Storage, North America, Energy Vault, ERCOT, project acquisition
Calibrant to deploy 31-MW battery at Pacific Northwest data campus
Calibrant Energy will install a 31-MW/62-MWh battery at Aligned Data Centers’ Pacific Northwest site to enhance reliability and grid services.
Oct 27, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, data centers, Pacific Northwest, Calibrant Energy, resilience
Dracula Technologies Raises €30 Million for Battery-Free IoT
raises €30M to turbocharge OPV production, powering battery-free IoT at scale; quadrupling output to meet surging demand for sustainable sensors, trackers and low-maintenance energy harvesting.
Oct 27, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, Europe, Dracula Technologies
Stonestreet Green Solar gains UK consent for co-located storage project
The UK approved Evolution Power’s 99.9-MW Stonestreet Green Solar project, which includes battery storage to shift energy into evening peaks.
Oct 24, 2025 // Storage, United Kingdom, Battery Storage, Europe, Evolution Power, Kent, planning consent