Solar Energy Storage and Battery News

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
CIP provides loan backing Ampliform’s expanding United States solar pipeline
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will lend up to USD 165 million to Ampliform, accelerating procurement and delivery across a U.S. utility-scale solar and storage pipeline.
Oct 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, CIP, project finance, Ampliform
Electrica begins permitting for nationwide one-gigawatt battery portfolio in Romania
Romania’s Electrica started permitting 15 BESS projects totaling ~1 GWh, advancing grid flexibility and renewables integration.
Oct 23, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Europe, renewable integration, Romania, Electrica, grid flexibility
Sizable Energy secures funding for ocean-based long-duration storage technology commercialization
Italy’s Sizable Energy raised USD 8 million to commercialize long-duration ocean energy storage, targeting affordable, safe multi-hour to multi-day capacity.
Oct 23, 2025 // Storage, Italy, Europe, long-duration storage, ocean energy, grid resilience, clean tech
Recurrent secures $825m for Arizona batteries and solar projects financing
Recurrent Energy lined up $825 million in construction financing and tax equity for two Arizona projects, including a 600-MWh standalone battery system.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Arizona, Battery Storage, North America, recurrent energy, tax equity, project finance
Cypress Creek Closes $190m for Colorado Solar-Storage
Cypress Creek secures $190M for Colorado 75‑MW solar + 50‑MW/200‑MWh storage, fast‑tracking hybrid power that boosts reliability beyond daylight as demand surges and states chase resilient, lower‑carbon grids.
Oct 21, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, cypress creek
Georgia Power starts construction on 200-MW battery storage project
Georgia Power began building a 200-MW battery system, adding multi-hour flexibility to support renewables and peak demand across the state.
Oct 21, 2025 // Storage, Georgia Power, Battery Storage, utility-scale, Grid reliability, Southeast US
LichtBlick breaks ground on 100-MW battery near Chemnitz, Germany
Renewable supplier LichtBlick began building a 100-MW battery near Chemnitz, investing €100 million to add flexible capacity and stabilize the grid.
Oct 21, 2025 // Storage, Germany, Battery Storage, Europe, grid stability, Lichtblick, Chemnitz
AVESS wins grant to assess vanadium flow battery manufacturing hub
Australia’s AVESS secured AUD 2.5 million to study Indo-Pacific vanadium flow battery manufacturing, targeting long-duration storage for renewables.
Oct 21, 2025 // Storage, manufacturing, vanadium flow batteries, AVESS, long-duration storage, Indo-Pacific,
New Zealand clears 179-MW solar-storage project, boosting North Island reliability
New Zealand’s EPA granted resource consents for a 179-MW solar farm with co-located battery storage on the North Island, adding flexible clean capacity.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, New Zealand, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, North Island, Grid reliability, EPA consent