EC-funded study progresses battery storage hybridisation of pumped hydro plant in Slovakia
European Commission funding is supporting a project to integrate battery storage at a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Slovakia.
Lithuania’s capex support scheme to help fund 4,000MWh of energy storage
An EU-backed energy storage capex support scheme in Lithuania will support as much as 4,000MWh of battery storage, the Ministry of Energy has said.
Infrastructure solutions provider DS1 begins installing 30MW/60MWh CATL BESS in Lithuania
Construction has begun in western Lithuania on a 30MW/60MWh grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) project using CATL equipment.
Poland: GoldenPeaks buys 216MWh of BESS, R.Power negotiates optimiser deal for hybrid
A double-header of Poland grid-scale BESS news, with GoldenPeaks Capital entering the market with a two-project acquisition, and R.Power securing a PPA for a solar-and-storage project.
Poland’s PGE launches tender for 400MW/800MWh BESS
State-owned power generator and distributor PGE has launched a tender for the construction of a 2-hour BESS project in Poland.
Trina Storage to provide 65MWh BESS for Romania project
Technology group Visual Fan subsidiary Allview has partnered with Trina Storage to deploy a 65MWh BESS project in Romania.
Sungrow, SUNOTEC focus on Bulgaria with 2.4GWh BESS supply agreement
Sungrow has signed a 2.4GWh strategic deployment agreement for battery storage systems in Europe with solar PV solutions provider SUNOTEC.
Renalfa IPP lands EU first loss guarantee-backed financing for CEE renewables and storage rollout
Renalfa IPP has secured a €315 million (US$367 million) financing package from an EBRD-led consortium to support a 1.6GW renewables, 3.3GWh BESS rollout in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and North Macedonia.
Lithuania increases energy storage scheme by €37 million, Trina to deploy 180MWh
The Ministers of Energy and the Environment in Lithuania have approved an additional €37 million (US$43 million) for an energy storage capex grant scheme, while Trina Storage has secured orders in the country.
DSO puts 15.9MWh of BESS into commercial operation in Hungary
Hungarian distribution system operator (DSO) Opus Titasz has commissioned and put into operation four BESS projects.
