‘Largest BESS in EU’ inaugurated in Bulgaria
A c.500MWh BESS project in Bulgaria has been inaugurated, claimed as the largest in the European Union (EU).
Electrohold to use The Mobility House platform to optimise 2.5GWh of Bulgaria BESS
The Mobility House will provide its aggregation and trading software to Electrohold, the energy trading arm of IPP and T&D network owner Eurohold Bulgaria, to optimise a 2.5GWh portfolio of BESS projects.
DTEK targets up to 500MW of BESS in Ukraine: ‘Key priority for energy security’
Power generation and energy trading firm DTEK Group is targeting up to 500MW of BESS deployments in Ukraine, which it said are ‘key priority in order to ensure Ukrainian energy security’ in light of Russia’s attacks on its energy system.
Asian Development Bank supports Georgia’s first grid-scale BESS, green hydrogen development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend the Georgia government US$104 million to support a transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) project.
Bulgaria finalises €600 million funding for nearly 10GWh of energy storage
The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria has selected 82 winning energy storage projects for a share of BGN 1.15 billion (€588 million) in financial support.
Local technology providers enlisted for large-scale Romania BESS project
Power generation firm Hidroelectrica has enlisted local firms Prime Batteries Technology and Enevo to deploy a large-scale BESS project in Romania.
First large-scale BESS in Estonia online with LG ES batteries
State-owned utility and power generator Eesti Energia has completed and put into commercial operation the first large-scale BESS in Estonia.
‘Storage a guarantee of energy security for Poland’ as €1 billion grants, PGE’s 17GWh plans announced
A double helping of big energy storage news items in Poland, with the government launching a capex support scheme for grid-supporting BESS and state-owned power producer PGE revealing its long-term deployment plans.
Ukraine’s KNESS gets loan from state-owned bank for battery storage project
KNESS has secured a €9.6 million (US$10.35 million) loan from Oschadbank for a battery storage project in Ukraine.
PGE’s 900MWh BESS will be first to use LG’s ESS batteries produced in Poland
LG Energy Solution has confirmed that it will manufacture the batteries for a 263MW/900MWh BESS project in Poland at its plant in Wroclaw, in the southwest of the country.
