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Capalo AI Begins Trading and Optimising Lithuania’s First Commercial BESS
A new participant has joined the electricity balancing market organized by Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, and submitted its first bids – a 1 MW power and 2 MWh capacity energy storage battery system, built by Green Genius in the Alytus district. This is the first commercial storage facility in the country to…
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Lithuania’s Energy Revolution: Balancing Ambition and Reality
A Bold Path to Independence Lithuania’s energy transformation has been nothing short of remarkable. Once heavily reliant on Russian energy imports, the small Baltic nation has reinvented its strategy to pursue independence, sustainability, and innovation. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest Lithuania 2025 – Energy Policy Review offers a timely look at how far the country has…
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KN Energies Secures Funding to Expand Electricity Storage Systems
KN Energies, with the aim of promoting the optimisation of renewable energy infrastructure and the efficient use of energy resources, submitted an application to the Lithuanian Energy Agency and secured funding for the implementation of a project under Call No. 03-009-J-0001-J06 “Investment Support for Individual Electricity Storage Devices.” The funding will be used for the…
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ACL Energy and BWESS to Add 2,500 MW of Renewable Energy Projects
ACL Energy and BW ESS have announced a significant expansion of their joint project development pipeline for stand-alone, utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Italy. Building on their initial partnership established in February 2024 – which included three projects totalling 0.4 GW – the two companies now commit to co-developing an additional eleven projects…
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Lithuania Accelerates Battery Energy Storage Development to Support Renewables
Lithuania is rapidly emerging as a frontrunner in Central and Eastern Europe for battery energy storage deployment, with a string of large-scale projects designed to stabilise the grid and enable greater penetration of renewables. As the country moves away from reliance on Russian energy and strengthens its integration into the European grid, energy storage has…
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Neoen launches first 6-hour energy storage battery in Muchea & delivers Collie Battery 2, both in Western Australia
Neoen, one of the world’s leading producers of exclusively renewable energy, has provided notices to proceed to Tesla and construction contractor UGL (a member of the CIMIC Group), signalling the start of construction of Muchea Battery in Western Australia (WA). Sized at 164 MW / 905 MWh, Muchea Battery will consist of 252 Tesla Megapack…
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Greece’s Renewable Energy 2025: Growth Surges Amid Grid and Storage Challenges
Greece has entered 2025 with a renewable energy sector that is simultaneously thriving and troubled. Installed capacity has climbed to record levels, with solar photovoltaics and wind power providing a growing share of the country’s electricity. The government’s ambition to make Greece a clean-energy hub for south-eastern Europe appears more credible than ever. Yet behind…
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L&G NTR Clean Power Europe Fund Acquires 105MWp Ballydonagh Solar Project from RES
The L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund today announces the acquisition of Ballydonagh Solar Limited, a 105MWp solar project, from renewable energy company, RES. Located in Co. Galway, the project has grid and planning in place and, following further design optimisation, construction is expected to commence in 2027. The Fund is a joint partnership between…
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Simtel and HEPA Energy to develop one of the largest hybrid photovoltaic and storage projects in Romania
Simtel, an engineering and technology group listed on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange and one of the leading players in Romania’s renewable energy sector, announces the signing of a contract worth approximately RON 217 million (excluding VAT) with HEPA Energy, a company owned by a leading company from Israel. The contract covers…
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Moldova’s Election Results Clear Path for a Renewable Energy Future
Moldova’s ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) scored a clear victory in yesterday’s parliamentary election, securing just over 50% of the vote and a working majority in the 101-seat legislature. The result hands President Maia Sandu’s camp the mandate to continue pushing a Europe-oriented reform agenda — and it comes amid persistent allegations…
