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Germany’s 2025 NEP: Adapting grid planning to new market conditions

Germany’s 2025 NEP: Adapting grid planning to new market conditions

March 16, 2026 | ,

Germany has set the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045, placing its electricity transmission system at the centre of the energy transition. By 2030, installed capacity is expected to reach 215 GW of solar PV, 115 GW of onshore wind and 30 GW of OSW. By 2045, these figures rise to 400 GW of photovoltaics, 160 GW of onshore wind, and 70 GW of OSW. The 2025 NEP anticipates installing large storage capacities between 41 and 94 GW by 2045, which were estimated at 43-55 GW in the earlier plan. Overall, NEP 2037/2045 (2025) marks a decisive shift in Germany’s grid planning philosophy.

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EC approves €150 million Romanian energy storage scheme

EC approves €150 million Romanian energy storage scheme

March 10, 2026 | , ,

The European Commission (EC) has approved a €150 million Romanian state aid scheme to support electricity storage deployment, in line with the Clean Industrial Deal. The scheme will support the installation of at least 2,174 MWh of new electricity storage capacity in Romania. Additionally, the support will be provided as investment aid in the form of direct grants for the development of new standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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RGREEN INVEST and Renalfa join forces to develop renewable projects across Europe

RGREEN INVEST and Renalfa join forces to develop renewable projects across Europe

March 9, 2026 | ,

RGREEN INVEST, through its INFRAGREEN equity funds, and Renalfa Solarpro Group have entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) named Renalfa Power Clusters (RPC). The partners have jointly committed €200 million in equity to the JV. The JV company will finance the development and construction of a renewable energy portfolio valued at approximately €800 million.

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Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

March 6, 2026 | , ,

Forward-thinking energy policies can enable Wisconsin to meet new load growth in ways that are cleaner and pose fewer harms for residents and businesses. Data centers are expected to be the main driver of load growth in the coming years, but the uncertainty of both their development and their cost to the electricity system must be confronted today. Wisconsin decisionmakers must enact policies that help meet new demand with clean energy resources and protect consumers from added costs brought on by data center growth.

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Why the World Is Switching to Renewables Faster Than Anyone Expected

Why the World Is Switching to Renewables Faster Than Anyone Expected

February 9, 2026 |

Renewables are scaling fast because it’s become affordable and quick to deploy. We have already passed tipping points for key technologies, including battery storage, wind, solar, and electric vehicles. But challenges remain in plenty of sectors, like aviation and heavy industries. And energy transitions are never just about economics—they’re political. Some countries are still pouring money into fossil fuels even when renewables are cheaper. But the big difference now is this, at least in the power sector: clean energy is no longer an alternative. It’s the default.

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Australia awards contracts to 1.17 GW BESS projects

Australia awards contracts to 1.17 GW BESS projects

February 5, 2026 | , ,

AEMO Services Limited (ASL), a subsidiary of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), has awarded long-term energy service agreements to six battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales through Tender Round 6. All six projects are based on lithium-ion technology, with storage durations ranging from 8.7 hours to 11.5 hours. The projects together account for 1,170 MW of capacity and 11.98 GWh of storage. 

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Pumped Storage Projects: Technology Trends and Top Global Markets

Pumped Storage Projects: Technology Trends and Top Global Markets

February 2, 2026 |

PSP remains the world’s dominant grid‑scale storage  technology, with global installed capacity reaching ~189 GW in 2024, according to the IHA’s 2025 World  Hydropower Outlook. In 2024 alone, about 8.4 GW of new PSP capacity was  added globally. The global PSP development pipeline now exceeds 600 GW,  with more than 105 GW under construction, of which over 90 GW is in China. IHA estimates that existing PSP plants can store up to ~9,000 GWh of  electricity, providing critical inertia, frequency regulation, and long‑duration  storage for high‑renewables grids.

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Grenergy bags BESS contracts in Poland

Grenergy bags BESS contracts in Poland

January 15, 2026 | , ,

Grenergy has secured capacity contracts for five standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Poland through the latest auction conducted by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE), the national electricity system operator. The awarded projects have a combined power capacity of 534 MW, translating into 2.1 GWh of storage, and will function as reserve capacity when minimum system availability cannot be ensured.

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Duke Energy commissions integrated green hydrogen system in Florida

Duke Energy commissions integrated green hydrogen system in Florida

January 9, 2026 | , ,

Duke Energy Florida has unveiled an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, and combustion system in Volusia County, Florida. The DeBary production storage system uses renewable energy from a 74.5 MW solar plant which powers two 1 MW electrolyser units. The system supplies hydrogen to a recently upgraded GE Vernova gas turbine that can run on natural gas-hydrogen blends of high percentage hydrogen.

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Energy Transition Outlook for South America: Report

Energy Transition Outlook for South America: Report

November 12, 2025 | , ,

South America’s energy transition requires substantial investments in storage, back-up capacity and new grid infrastructure to manage variability and maintain reliability. Hydropower has traditionally provided the flexibility necessary to balance the system, but long-term uncertainty around water resources and the heightened risk of droughts due to climate change mean that complementary sources of back-up will be essential.

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Electricity Outlook for the Middle East and North Africa: Report

Electricity Outlook for the Middle East and North Africa: Report

October 10, 2025 | , ,

As electricity demand rises and MENA’s power mix diversifies, ensuring electricity security will remain essential. Integrating more solar PV and wind requires robust and flexible power systems, modern grids, regional interconnections, and advanced management. Storage solutions, including batteries, and demand-side flexibility will be key to balancing variability, while gas-fired power will continue to support system adequacy

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Ontario’s Power Transformation: Integrated plan tackles unprecedented demand surge

Ontario’s Power Transformation: Integrated plan tackles unprecedented demand surge

October 6, 2025 | ,

Ontario is embarking on an unprecedented energy transformation. The Independent Electricity System Operator’s 2025 Annual Planning Outlook (APO) projects that the province’s electricity demand will surge 75 per cent by 2050, reaching 262 TWh annually. This is equivalent to adding four-and-a-half cities the size of Toronto (Ontario’s capital city) to the grid. Through Indigenous partnerships, competitive procurement frameworks and coordinated regional planning, Ontario is building the transmission foundation necessary to support electrification, economic growth and energy security for generations to come.

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Storage for Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition: Briefing

Storage for Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition: Briefing

September 5, 2025 | , ,

The Southeast Asia region, with its rapidly growing economies, increasing energy demands and grid constraints, is facing unique challenges in the energy transition. The combination of the shift to renewable energy and the lack of grid stability in several Southeast Asian nations indicates the need for storage technologies, a need which is starting to be recognised at governmental level.

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Australia floats two tenders for renewables and storage

Australia floats two tenders for renewables and storage

September 1, 2025 | , ,

The Australian government has launched two new tenders under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) to support renewable energy and firming projects in Western Australia. The tenders will add 1.6 GW of renewable generation along with 2.4 GWh of dispatchable storage. This will supply power to over 900,000 households annually and meet the peak demand of 550,000 households. The deadline for bid submission is November 7, 2025.

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Indonesia’s Electricity Supply Plan: Report

Indonesia’s Electricity Supply Plan: Report

July 18, 2025 | , ,

Indonesia’s new RUPTL 2025-2034 outlines a significant increase in power generation from coal and gas by 2034, up 40% from the 286 TWh realised in 2024. Compared to the targets in the previous RUPTL, fossil power generation is about 10% higher in 2030. On generation capacity, the new plan proposes to add 16.6 GW of new fossil power through 2034, signaling a continued reliance on fossil fuels. Meanwhile, renewables targets have been downgraded from RUPTL 2021-2030, from 20.9 GW in new clean power capacity additions by 2030 to 17.0 GW.

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Octopus Energy acquires over 2 GW of German solar and storage portfolio 

Octopus Energy acquires over 2 GW of German solar and storage portfolio 

May 7, 2025 | , , ,

Octopus Energy Generation, the renewables investment arm of Octopus Energy Group, has acquired Hamburg-based green energy developer MN projects GmbH, adding a 2 GW pipeline of solar and battery storage projects in Germany to its portfolio. MN projects is currently developing over 70 renewable energy sites across the country, with the first projects ready for construction and more expected to reach that stage over the coming months and years.

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CHN Energy connects offshore solar-hydrogen project to the grid

CHN Energy connects offshore solar-hydrogen project to the grid

January 8, 2025 | , , ,

CHN Energy’s Guohua Energy Investment Co., Ltd. which operates the Rudong Integrated Photovoltaic (PV)-hydrogen-storage project has connected it to the grid. This project is located on the coastal tidal flats of the Yudong Reclamation Area in Rudong County. The project combines PV power generation, hydrogen production and refueling, and energy storage. 

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ContourGlobal acquires solar plus storage project in US

ContourGlobal acquires solar plus storage project in US

January 3, 2025 | , , ,

ContourGlobal has acquired a solar plus storage project in US. The project is currently in its advanced stage and will be developed in two phases. It will feature a combined capacity of 567 MWp of solar PV and 321 MW/1.3 GWh of BESS. Once completed, it will provide a total hybrid capacity of 888 MW. Furthermore, the project is connected to Arizona’s WAPA grid and includes firm transmission rights to deliver power to CAISO.

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Distributed Generation and Net Metering in Michigan: Report

Distributed Generation and Net Metering in Michigan: Report

December 16, 2024 | , ,

This report shows renewable energy projections through 2026 based on the renewable portfolio standard (RPS), voluntary green pricing programs (VGP), integrated resource plans (IRPs), public utility regulatory policies act (PURPA) resources, and the distributed generation and legacy net metering programs. There have been significant legislative changes that will transform Michigan’s electric generation portfolio in the coming years.

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