https://bessnews.com/markets/2026/07/23/cirba-solutions-consumer-battery-recycling-awareness-us https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-23/n5wp83kk/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-23-2026-091349-AM.png A modern recycling facility represents efforts to improve consumer awareness and participation in battery recycling. bessnews en 2026-07-23T03:58:12.030Z Cirba survey maps barriers to consumer battery recycling Cirba Solutions, Battery Recycling, Lithium Batteries, Recycling Education, Critical Minerals, UnitedStates https://bessnews.com/business/2026/07/23/aukera-closes-485-million-financing-for-romania-bess https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-23/89hiy74n/gura2-tiny-1200x675.jpg The second phase will add 100 MW/200 MWh to Aukera's Gura Ialomitei BESS in Romania. (Image Source: Aukera ) bessnews en 2026-07-23T03:32:04.576Z Aukera closes €48.5 million financing for Romania BESS Aukera , IFC , GuraIalomitei, ProjectFinance , Romania https://bessnews.com/business/2026/07/23/gen-i-invest-bulgaria-bess-acquisition https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-23/c9ctz6h1/energy-services-naslovnaslike72ppi564x376pxbess-management-1200x675.jpg Containerised BESS units represent GEN-I Invest’s acquired battery portfolio in Bulgaria. (Image Source: GEN-I ") bessnews en 2026-07-23T03:11:36.600Z GEN-I Invest enters Bulgaria through three BESS acquisitions GEN-I Invest, GEN-I Group, Bulgaria , GridFlexibility https://bessnews.com/utility/2026/07/22/return-engie-sign-10-year-spain-bess-tolling-agreement-55-mw-220mwh https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-22/1xlcbx5f/Engie-pr.jpg Return and ENGIE signed a 10-year tolling agreement covering three 55 MW / 220 MWh battery storage projects in Spain's Basque Country. (Image Credit: ENGIE) bessnews en 2026-07-22T15:22:34.534Z Return & ENGIE sign 10-year tolling deal for Spain BESS portfolio battery tolling agreement, Basque Country, Spain, 220 MWh BESS https://bessnews.com/business/2026/07/22/nextpower-completes-prevalon-energy-acquisition-to-expand-bess-platform https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-22/e9z84uk3/NXT-pr.webp Nextpower has completed the acquisition of Prevalon Energy, adding more than 6 GWh of deployed battery energy storage capacity. (Image Credit: Nextpower) bessnews en 2026-07-22T05:36:23.581Z Nextpower completes Prevalon Energy acquisition to expand BESS utility-scale battery storage, AI data centers, acquisition https://bessnews.com/projects/2026/07/22/spearmint-energy-secures-site-permit-for-150-mw-600mwh-midwater-bess-minnesota https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-22/mf18c8lu/Spearmint.png Spearmint Energy's permitted 150 MW / 600 MWh Midwater BESS will strengthen grid reliability and energy storage capacity in Minnesota's MISO electricity market. bessnews en 2026-07-22T05:15:37.052Z Spearmint wins permit for 600 MWh Minnesota BESS project Midwater Energy Storage Project, Freeborn County, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, 600 MWh https://bessnews.com/utility/2026/07/22/avantus-brings-aratina-1-solar-and-500-mwh-bess-online-california https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/3a29shkk/avan.png Avantus' Aratina 1 project combines 200 MW of solar generation with 500 MWh of battery storage to deliver dispatchable renewable electricity to California's grid. (Image Credit: Avantus) bessnews en 2026-07-22T04:59:26.545Z Avantus brings 500 MWh BESS online Avantus, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, 500 MWh, Kern County https://bessnews.com/projects/2026/07/22/baywa-re-rheinland-solar-install-10-mwh-bess-at-pfalzmarkt-germany https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-22/da206tdd/Bayware.png The 5 MW/10 MWh battery storage system enables surplus electricity from Pfalzmarkt's 3 MW zero-export solar installation to be stored for later use. (Image Credit: BayWa r.e.) bessnews en 2026-07-22T04:06:25.861Z BayWa r.e. and Rheinland Solar install 10 MWh BESS in Germany 5 MW battery storage https://bessnews.com/technology/2026/07/21/pace-digitek-battery-research-center-iiser-pune https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/sddelkx8/937e7de5-120a-4b8d-89fa-c2151ed7b606.png An illustrative battery research laboratory represents the Pace-Lineage center’s work on Li-ion and Na-ion materials with IISER Pune. bessnews en 2026-07-21T22:34:35.466Z Pace Digitek opens battery R&D center with IISER Pune Pace Digitek, Lineage Power, IISER Pune, Materials, India https://bessnews.com/projects/2026/07/21/gsl-energy-commissions-2-49mwh-bess-yemen-water-plant https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/r16wp4b7/2-49mwh-industrial-bess-project-1200x675.jpg The image depicts the 2.49MWh solar-plus-storage microgrid commissioned for a water treatment plant in Yemen. (Image Source: EIN Presswire) bessnews en 2026-07-21T22:16:07.289Z GSL Energy commissions 2.49 MWh BESS at Yemen water plant GSL Energy, Deye, Yemen water plant, solar plus storage, Microgrids, Yemen https://bessnews.com/technology/2026/07/21/fox-ess-power-beast-ci-energy-storage-australia https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/pav5axd2/image1-1200x675.jpg Fox ESS’s POWER BEAST combines the H3 Plus hybrid inverter, CQ7 battery towers and a dual-tower base for C&I energy storage deployments. (Image Source: PR Newswire) bessnews en 2026-07-21T22:01:49.067Z Fox ESS brings modular POWER BEAST storage to Australia FoxESS , POWER BEAST, H3 Plus Hybrid Inverter, C&I energy storage, Australia , Product Launch https://bessnews.com/technology/2026/07/21/smarten-power-systems-q1-fy27-sales-battery-production https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/99cjzx99/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-18-at-12.40.07-PM-1-700x716-1200x675.jpg Smarten’s solar PCU represents the company’s power-conditioning portfolio, which expanded during Q1 FY27 with the launch of the HELIX 1100-1250 MPPT series. (Image Source: Smarten) bessnews en 2026-07-21T21:44:00.969Z Smarten scales Q1 operations with higher sales and wider reach Smarten Power Systems, Q1 FY27 , business update, HELIX , power conditioning units, India https://bessnews.com/projects/2026/07/21/delectrik-100-mwh-vanadium-flow-battery-khavda-india https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/ghiajem8/VRFB-Delectrik-1200x675.jpg A 3 MWh Delectrik vanadium redox flow battery installation at Greater Noida represents the technology planned for the 100 MWh Khavda project. (Image Source: PR Newswire) bessnews en 2026-07-21T16:30:49.330Z Delectrik wins 100 MWh flow battery project in India Delectrik Systems, NTPC Renewable Energy, vanadium redox flow battery, India , Khavda Solar Park https://bessnews.com/utility/2026/07/21/bnz-sungrow-sign-240-mwh-bess-deal-for-viterbo-solar-projects-italy https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/iq6cpe8l/SungrowBNZ.png BNZ will integrate 240 MWh of Sungrow battery storage into two operational 98 MW solar projects in Viterbo, strengthening its hybrid renewable energy portfolio in Italy. (Image Credit: BNZ) bessnews en 2026-07-21T16:17:13.616Z BNZ & Sungrow sign 240 MWh BESS deal for Italy solar assets Viterbo, Nuveen Infrastructure, utility-scale storage, Italy https://bessnews.com/business/2026/07/21/midwest-energy-starts-production-at-1-2-gwh-bess-facility-bengaluru https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/ounhsmjl/bess2-1200x675.jpg Midwest Energy’s Bengaluru facility manufactures modular BESS ranging from 3 kWh to 6 MWh. (Image Source: Midwest Energy) bessnews en 2026-07-21T15:55:32.402Z Midwest Energy opens 1.2 GWh BESS plant in Bengaluru Midwest Energy, Bengaluru BESS factory, battery modules, containerised BESS, India https://bessnews.com/tenders/2026/07/21/powergrid-invites-bids-for-500mw-1000mwh-battery-energy-storage-system-across-india https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/51t0i67v/Power-pr.png POWERGRID has issued an open tender for a long-term agreement to deploy 500 MW/1,000 MWh of 2-hour battery energy storage systems across India. bessnews en 2026-07-21T15:04:48.941Z POWERGRID invites bids for 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS across India 500 MW BESS, 1000 MWh BESS, India, Long Term Agreement https://bessnews.com/projects/2026/07/21/hizenergy-delivers-125-kw-enerbox-for-commercial-industrial-solar-storage https://media.assettype.com/bessnews/2026-07-21/6t3cywq7/Heizen.jpg HIZENERGY's 125 kW EnerBox combines rooftop solar, battery storage and EV charging in a single integrated system for commercial and industrial energy management. Image Credit/Source: Linkedin/ HIZENERGY bessnews en 2026-07-21T14:21:23.988Z HIZENERGY delivers 125 kW EnerBox for C&I solar-plus-storage EV charging, power conversion system, peak shaving, industrial energy management