Poland is preparing one of its most important energy market reforms in recent years, with the UDER92 deregulation package aimed at removing regulatory bottlenecks that have slowed renewable energy development, grid connections…
ENGIE has commissioned two utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Scotland, adding 100 MW / 200 MWh of new flexibility capacity to Great Britain’s electricity network. The milestone strengthens the company’s growing…
Irish renewable energy developer Elgin has signed a series of long-term PPAs with Erova Energy Group, securing route-to-market services for a 112.6 MW portfolio of UK solar projects. The agreements mark another milestone…
Lithuania continues to expand its battery energy storage fleet, with transmission system operator Litgrid connecting the country’s sixth commercial utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to the national transmission network. The new…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. Poland has become one of Europe’s most important energy investment markets. Driven by rapid economic growth, rising electricity demand and one of the continent’s largest renewable development…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. “The world is moving quickly into the age of electricity.” With this observation, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, captured one of the biggest…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. Europe’s energy transition is creating one of the most digitally advanced power systems in the world. Smart grids, renewable generation, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and distributed energy…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. Lithuania’s renewable revenue model is changing Lithuania’s renewable energy market is entering a new phase. After several years of rapid solar and wind expansion, the challenge is…
Lithuania has entered a new chapter in its energy transition with the appointment of Lukas Savickas as Minister of Energy following the July 2026 government reshuffle. His arrival comes at a defining…
Lithuania’s energy transition has reached a defining moment. The country is moving beyond the initial phase of renewable energy expansion and entering a more complex stage: building an electricity system…
China’s Sungrow is exploring the sale of a development portfolio of up to 350 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Spain, a move that highlights both the…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. This three-part analysis by The Voice of Renewables explores how physical power purchase agreements (PPAs) have evolved from a niche procurement tool into one of the principal drivers of…
Poland’s largest battery energy storage project has reached another major milestone with the arrival of a high-voltage transformer at the Żarnowiec construction site in northern Poland. The delivery represents a…
For more than a century, electricity grids relied on a simple physical principle: large rotating generators provided not only electricity but also stability. Coal plants, gas turbines and hydroelectric units…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. Europe’s renewable leaders are no longer competing to build more generation – they are competing to build flexibility. Portugal’s first large-scale energy storage auction reflects a fundamental…
A Year of Acceleration, Integration and Hard Constraints The Moldova Energy Forum, organised by The Voice of Renewables in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Moldova, took place…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. The Voice of Renewables editorial team has prepared a new ten-part feature series exploring how renewable energy asset management is evolving from a traditional operations and maintenance…
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. The UK energy regulator Ofgem has selected 16 long-duration electricity storage projects with a combined capacity of 7,645 MW under the first application window of its cap-and-floor…
As Europe races to build a more flexible electricity system, battery energy storage is rapidly becoming one of the sector’s most strategic investments. Swiss utility Alpiq has reinforced that trend…
A landmark auction, but not the real story Italy’s first MACSE auction was widely hailed as a landmark moment for battery energy storage. The numbers appeared impressive enough on their…