Zelestra reaches financial close for hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile
Spanish developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has reached financial close for its hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile.
Giga Storage acquires 1,400MWh battery storage project in Germany
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Giga Storage has acquired a 350MW/1,400MWh BESS asset in Germany, marking an expansion into the broader European energy storage market.
EU needs 500GWh-780GWh of BESS to meet 2030 renewables targets, SolarPower Europe says
EU will not meet its 2030 clean energy targets unless cumulative battery storage deployments rapidly accelerate, SolarPower Europe has said.
Argentina receives 1.3GW bids for first energy storage tender
Argentina has received more than 1.3GW of energy storage applications for its first battery energy storage system (BESS) tender.
EDP, developer Zelestra sign ‘Spain’s first solar-plus-storage PPA’
Spanish energy firm Zelestra and Portuguese utility EDP have signed what they call the “first” solar-plus-storage power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Spanish renewables market.
AES Andes starts building two hybrid renewables projects in Chile with 2.2GWh of BESS
AES Andes, part of the US-based energy giant AES, has launched construction on two hybrid renewables-plus-storage projects in Chile with 2.2GWh of co-located BESS.
Neoen and NHOA partner on BESS with capacity market contract in North Italy
IPP Neoen has enlisted BESS supplier NHOA Energy for its first energy storage project in Italy.
Zelestra and Sungrow sign 1GWh BESS deal for Chile project
Developer and independent power producer (IPP) Zelestra has ordered 1GWh of BESS technology plus PCS equipment from Sungrow for a project in Chile.
IPP Atlas inaugurates 800MWh ‘first large-scale standalone BESS’ in Chile
Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated a 200MW/800MWh BESS project in Chile, which it claimed is the ‘first large-scale standalone BESS’ in the country and the wider Latin American region.
Chile BESS deals totalling 4.2GWh for Atlas, Canadian Solar and Colbun, Metlen and Glenfarne
A trio of major announcements in the grid-scale BESS market in Chile, with Canadian Solar winning a delivery contract from Colbun, Metlen Energy & Metals selling a solar-plus-storage portfolio to Glenfarne, and Atlas Renewable Energy securing financing for a project.
