Sunrun, FranklinWH expand BESS virtual power plant capacity in California, Texas
Distributed energy resource (DER)-focused companies Sunrun and FranklinWH are expanding in California and Texas, US, respectively. Source: Energy Storage News.
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Beyond the Big Beautiful Bill: Building and financing clean energy after a critical tax credit deadline | Factor This Policycast
On this episode of the Factor This Policycast, Walter McLeod and Bryan Didier of Monarch Private Capital share how clean energy projects are being financed for construction in the second half of 2026 and…
Behind CATL’s ‘zero degradation’ BESS technology
We analyse recent details that have emerged on battery OEM CATL’s zero-degradation BESS technology, which was first announced two years ago. Source: Energy Storage News.
EU ROUNDUP: Operators commission 682MWh of BESS in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria
There’s been a flurry of project completions across Europe this past week, with projects completed in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria by RheinEnergie/SMA, BSP, BStor, European Energy and Sunotec respectively, totalling nearly 700MWh…
Australia’s New South Wales grants planning consent for 3.6GWh pumped hydro project at former coal mine
Gloucester Coa has received planning approval from the New South Wales government for the 3. 6GWh Stratford Pumped Hydro and Solar project. Source: Energy Storage News.
Putting AI to work: From 156 million parcels to buildable solar design, without the guesswork
The developers most likely to succeed will be those who treat the grid as the first question rather than the last, and who put AI to work where it actually changes the answer.
Massive new Google-backed solar project poised to become nation’s largest, with US-made steel, modules
Cypress Creek Energy and Google began construction on the 2. 5 GWdc Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas, set for completion by 2029. Source: Renewable Energy World.
Global BESS deployments soar 27% in H1 2026, Saudi Arabia drives figures in June
Some 9.1GW/33.5GWh of large-scale BESS came online globally last month, with Saudi Arabia accounting for over one-third of the figure. Source: Energy Storage News.
Avantus progresses California solar-plus-storage projects, Fluence providing domestic content BESS
Avantus, with Fluence, is progressing on two solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California, US. Source: Energy Storage News.
What does a bankable route-to-market strategy for battery storage in Europe actually look like?
With technology risk now largely removed from the equation, assessing how a battery storage project will perform across market opportunities is now the main object of financiers’ scrutiny, writes Ryan Alexander of enspired.
Over 4GWh of battery storage added to Australia’s updated National Renewable Energy Priority List
Australia’s federal government has added 11 new generation and energy storage projects to its National Renewable Energy Priority List. Source: Energy Storage News.
500 kW Floating Offshore Solar Farm Arrives in Valencia
Spain is getting its first floating solar PV platform — or has just got it, actually. The 500 kW floating solar PV platform, developed by BlueNewables, just arrived at the Port of Valencia.