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EU Battery Regulation Bites: Carbon Footprint Declarations, Recycling Labels and Digital Passport Now Mandatory for BESS

The European Commission's first implementing provisions under the General Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 took effect on 1 August 2026, requiring every battery energy storage system sold in the EU to carry a certified carbon footprint declaration, a removable recycling label and a basic Digital Battery Passport data interface.

Oct 27, 2026 2 min read

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be.storaged and Sungrow Sign 1.6 GWh German BESS Framework Agreement

be.storaged and Sungrow Deutschland have signed a framework agreement to jointly develop large-scale BESS projects in Germany with a planned portfolio of 1.6 GWh over the next two years, using Sungrow's PowerTitan 3.0 platform.

Oct 26, 2026 2 min read

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Storm Builds 300 MW of Belgian Battery Parks on Former Coal Plant Sites

Storm is installing 106 Tesla Megapack 2XL units at its 100 MW / 400 MWh Langerlo battery park in Genk, with a second 200 MW / 800 MWh park at Ruien following in 2027 and Eneco trading both for ten years.

Oct 26, 2026 2 min read

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Poland's BESS Market Heads for 13 GW by 2030 as Greenvolt Offloads 400 MW

Poland's utility-scale battery storage capacity is forecast to grow from less than 1 GW to 13 GW by 2030, while Greenvolt sells a 400 MW / 1.6 GWh operational portfolio to A&R Investments and builds a 600 MW / 2.4 GWh project.

Oct 26, 2026 2 min read

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EU Defers BESS Lifecycle Assessment Filing to March 2027, but Eligibility Is Narrow

The Commission's 14 July 2026 decision gives imported grid-scale BESS with signed long-term PPAs until 31 March 2027 to file lifecycle assessment data, but UL 9540A fire certification and other requirements still gate projects.

Oct 26, 2026 2 min read

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EU Turns BESS Digital Product Passport Into a Hard Market-Access Gate

On 5 July 2026 the European Commission issued implementing rules under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 that make the battery digital product passport an immediate market-access condition for BESS, with full lifecycle filing required from 1 August 2026.

Oct 26, 2026 2 min read

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Italy's MASE Issues New BESS Authorizations as ACL Energy Passes 728MW

Italy's Ministry of Environment and Energy Security published single authorizations for more than 275MW of battery storage, including ACL Energy's 250MW Lucera 1 and a 25MW Metlen project.

Oct 25, 2026 3 min read

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Storm Installs 106 Tesla Megapacks at Langerlo as Belgian Coal Sites Become Batteries

Belgian developer Storm is fitting 106 Tesla Megapack 2XL units at the 100MW/400MWh Langerlo battery park on a former coal plant site, with a larger 200MW/800MWh Ruien park to follow in 2027.

Oct 25, 2026 2 min read

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Solmeria Brings Solar and BESS Marketplace to Romania with Agrivoltaic Listings

European marketplace Solmeria has expanded into Romania, listing two agrivoltaic projects with 6MW/24MWh of storage and a 55MWp ready-to-build hybrid park with 193MWh of batteries.

Oct 25, 2026 3 min read

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Bulgaria's 'Balkan Battery' Doubles to 6GW as Greece Struggles to Keep Pace

EU grants helped Bulgaria double battery storage capacity to about 6GW in a single year and lift power exports 62%, while Greece's battery deployment lags far behind its solar boom.

Oct 25, 2026 3 min read

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Poland's Battery Storage Set to Leap from Under 1GW to 13GW by 2030

LCP Delta expects Poland's utility-scale battery fleet to expand from under 1GW today to about 13GW by 2030, as Greenvolt advances a 1GW/4GWh project trio and sells two operating plants to A&R Investments.

Oct 25, 2026 3 min read

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Data Analysis: Europe's Installed Battery Storage Doubles to 29 GW as EVN Sets 300 MW Target

ENTSO-E's Summer Outlook 2026 shows European installed battery storage roughly doubling year on year to about 29 GW alongside 126 GW of new renewables, while Austrian utility EVN has confirmed a 300 MW storage portfolio target for 2030.

Oct 24, 2026 3 min read