Storage

Octopus Energy Group invests in MOPO to deliver green energy to Sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, 12 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Global clean energy tech business Octopus Energy Group has announced a strategic investment in MOPO, a pioneering energy tech company delivering clean, reliable energy to underserved communities in Sub-Saharan ...

Germany

Econergy announces market entry in Germany with two BESS projects and a combined 100 MW of storage capacity

Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Econergy Renewable Energy has announced its entry into the German market by acquiring two advanced battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 100 MW/200 MWh, strengthening the company’s ...

Energy Vault announces successful completion of Cross Trails BESS in Texas

Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Grid-scale energy storage solutions specialist Energy Vault Holdings Inc has announced the successful completion and start of commercial operation of the 57 MW two-hour Cross Trails BESS in Scurry County, ...

Gray designs and builds HiTHIUM’s first US manufacturing facility

Friday, 06 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Integrated design-builder in construction, professional services, real estate and speciality equipment, Gray, has helped to design and build energy storage systems specialist HiTHIUM’s first US manufacturing ...

India

GE Vernova commissions India’s first variable speed pumped storage unit at country’s largest hydropower complex

Friday, 06 June 2025 Robin Whitlock

GE Vernova has announced it has commissioned the first of four 250 MW variable speed units at THDC India Limited’s Tehri Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant, part of the Tehri Hydropower Complex.

Wärtsilä and EDF Renewables Advance Energy Storage Milestones

Thursday, 05 June 2025 Beth Anton Technology group Wärtsilä has expanded its long-term partnership with EDF Renewables UK and Ireland to accelerate the UK's progress toward achieving clean power by 2030. Construction has started on two ...

Pakistan

Increased BESS adoption presents opportunities for grid modernisation in Pakistan finds IEEFA report

Thursday, 05 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Pakistan's rapid adoption of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) offers a key opportunity to strengthen the national grid by enabling decentralised battery storage through infrastructure upgrades, optimised ...

Austria

ADS-TEC Energy expands into Austria

Wednesday, 04 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Global battery-based energy storage and fast-charging systems specialist ADS-TEC Energy has announced the incorporation of ads-tec Energy Austria GmbH, expanding the company’s footprint in the DACH region ...

Allye Energy launches MegaMAX battery energy storage systems

Tuesday, 03 June 2025 Robin Whitlock Allye Energy recently launched its MegaMAX range, consisting of two high-capacity battery energy storage systems (BESS), the MAX1000 and MAX1500, designed specifically to address the urgent need for grid-balancing ...

EV battery production demands rethink of contamination control strategies says Meech

Friday, 30 May 2025 Robin Whitlock Meech International, a global expert in static control and surface cleaning technologies, believes that the shift towards more complex, multi-stage, production techniques in battery manufacturing is increasing ...