Storage
Solar and wind led Germany’s electricity generation in 2025
In 2025, renewable energy accounted for 55.9% of Germany’s net public electricity generation, matching the previous year’s share. According to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), wind remained the primary producer, while photovoltaics...
AlphaESS secures agreement for Czech Republic’s largest stand-alone BESS
Press Release AlphaESS, a global leader in energy storage solutions and a BloombergNEF Tier 1 certified manufacturer for Q4 2025, has formally signed a cooperation agreement with EPC partner Eltodo a.s. to deliver a combined 320MWh large-scale battery energy storage...
Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy partner to deploy 1GWh of grid-scale ESS
Press Release Trina Storage, a global leader in energy storage, announced its expanding strategic partnership with Lightshift Energy (Lightshift), a leading US developer, owner, and operator of energy storage systems. This partnership will deliver a portfolio of...
Solnet Group and iwell launch energy partnership to boost security
Press Release Finnish solar energy company Solnet Group and Dutch energy management software (EMS) and battery specialist iwell are teaming up to help businesses across the UK and Europe build smarter, more resilient energy systems in an increasingly volatile market....
EDF joins 1.1GW Obelisk hybrid project in Egypt
EDF power solutions has formally joined the Obelisk hybrid energy project in Egypt, acquiring a 20% stake in the project company. The project, situated in the city of Nagaa Hammadi, near Luxor, is a large-scale facility combining a 1.1GW solar plant with a...
Trina Storage and Pacific Green announce major battery storage agreement
Trina Storage, a division of Trinasolar, and Pacific Green Energy Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver up to 5GWh of BESS between 2026 and 2028. According to an official statement from Trina Storage, the MoU signifies one of the largest...
Interview with Craig Bilboe, Country Manager UK & Ireland for EcoFlow
Early autumn saw the return of Solar & Storage Live UK: the nation’s largest platform for solar installers and manufacturers to meet, network, and discover new innovations. At the show, Solar&StorageXtra caught up with Craig Bilboe, Country Manager UK &...
GoodWe launches new residential all-in-one storage solution
Press Release GoodWe have officially launched the next generation of their ESA Series Residential All-in-One Solution, bringing expanded power options, larger battery capacity, and smarter control to meet diverse household demands. The single-phase home storage...
DEI completes brownfield solar and storage project in USA
Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI) has completed a 7.1MW solar and 4MW battery storage project in Massachusetts, USA, on a site formerly occupied by a chemical manufacturing facility. The land had been classified as an EPA Superfund site due to severe soil...
Wärtsilä to deliver Australia’s largest DC-coupled hybrid BESS
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has announced plans to deliver a major energy storage system in Australia – the company’s second DC-coupled project in the country and the largest of its kind within the National Electricity Market (NEM). Once operational, the system...
Brazil Seeks Chinese Investment for first battery storage auction
Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, met with leading Chinese energy companies on Friday, 24 October, as part of the Government’s visit to the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. The meetings, which also include visits to Indonesia and Malaysia, aimed...
Interview with Aaron Sallows, Divisional Director for Maintech Power and Dunamis
As the UK solar and storage sector gathers momentum, Solar & Storage Live 2025 set the stage for conversations about innovation, infrastructure, and growth. Among the exhibitors was Aaron Sallows, Divisional Director for sister companies Maintech Power and...
Interview with Mark Duxbury, UK Country Director of BESS and EMS Solutions for iwell
With over a decade of experience in the UK’s energy industry, Mark Duxbury, UK Country Director of BESS and EMS Solutions at iwell, brings a deep understanding of how smart energy systems can accelerate the transition to a decentralised grid. In this interview, he...
Rondo launches heat battery powered by off-grid solar
Press Release Rondo Energy has started commercial operation of the world's largest industrial heat battery. A 100MWh Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) has entered daily automatic operation, powered exclusively by an on-site PV solar array and delivering continuous...
EirGrid launches consultation on Long Duration Energy Storage procurement
EirGrid has opened a six-week consultation on its proposed procurement mechanism for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES), aiming to enable the delivery of up to 500MW of storage assets capable of at least four hours’ continuous import and export by 2030. The...
R.Power launches divestment process for ready-to-build BESS in Romania
Press Release The company has launched the divestment process of one of its Romanian ready-to-build BESS projects - a 200MW / 400MWh facility. The sale is part of R.Power’s strategy of asset rotation and portfolio diversification across different geographies....
Ember: Electrification could halve EU fossil fuel imports by 2040
A new report from energy think tank Ember suggests that electrification powered by homegrown renewable energy – such as solar - could cut the European Union’s reliance on fossil fuel imports in half by 2040. The study, Shockproof: How Electrification Can Strengthen EU...
Nexamp secures $330m facility to accelerate renewable deployment
Nexamp has secured a three-year, $330m Construction Warehouse Facility (CWF) from a consortium of financial institutions to support the development and construction of around 20 new distributed generation projects. The financing will provide flexible construction...
3,000 Solar professionals set to gather in Verona for the debut of Solar & Storage Live Italia, 8-9 October 2025 in Verona
Press Release Terrapinn are delighted to announce the latest addition to their global portfolio, Solar & Storage Live Italia, to be held at the Veronafiere during 8 – 9 October 2025. Doors open on Wednesday 8th October, with 3,000 solar professionals expected to...
US Energy Department cuts billions for green projects during shutdown
The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6bn in grants for clean energy projects across 16 states. The funding supported more than 200 initiatives, including battery plants, solar farms, hydrogen projects, electric grid upgrades, and carbon...