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September 2, 2026

Return and Vattenfall Sign a Multi-Year Agreement for the Sirius Battery Site and Reach Financial Close

Return and Vattenfall have signed a long-term agreement for Sirius, a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Winschoten, Groningen. Sirius will […]
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September 1, 2026

FlexPlus Battery uses grid capacity more efficiently, but the business case remains crucial

Liander is introducing the FlexPlus Battery, a contract that provides businesses with additional transmission capacity when they invest in a battery that is also available for congestion management. Energy […]
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August 31, 2026

Working Visit to the Antares Battery Project: Practice and Policy Come Together in Waddinxveen

How can we use large-scale energy storage to accelerate the energy transition in the Netherlands? That question was the focus of the working visit to the Antares battery project in Waddinxveen on July 10. […]
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Aug. 27, 2026

ESNL is committed to future-proof European regulatory standards for energy storage

Energy Storage NL has called on the European Commission to opt for proportional and […] measures in the revision of the Requirements for Generators (RfG 2.0) grid code.
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August 5, 2026

Ore Energy Raises $43 Million to Unlock Renewable Base-Load Power for the AI Era

As global demand for electricity from AI, industry, and the energy transition continues to rise, Ore Energy has raised $43 million in a Series A funding round led by Plural and […]
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July 31, 2026

BlueTerra and Trinomics Study: Secondary Assets Offer Great Potential for Improved Congestion Management

Congestion management is not hindered by companies’ willingness to participate, but primarily by complexity, uncertainty, and a business case that is not sufficiently compelling. This is according to research by BlueTerra […]
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July 23, 2026

System Battery in Kootwijkerbroek Provides Space for 60 Companies

A large-scale system battery was commissioned on July 17 at Energyhub Branderwal in Kootwijkerbroek. Thanks to the battery, available grid capacity can be utilized more efficiently. […]
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July 16, 2026

IX Zon and Liander Join Forces for the First Stand-Alone BESS Project to Reduce Grid Congestion

IX Zon and grid operator Liander have taken an important step in developing new solutions to grid congestion on the regional power grid. With the signing […]
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July 13, 2026

Research Report on Energy Storage Archetypes: Without Storage of Electricity, Heat, and Molecules, There Can Be No Energy Transition

A study by Rebel, commissioned by the Energy Storage Collaboration Program, shows that energy storage is an indispensable link in the energy system and that all archetypes—heat, […]
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July 10, 2026

New Contract Paves the Way for Faster Electricity Connections for Businesses 

With the revised Capacity Management Contract (CSC), grid operators and business organizations are taking an important step toward making better use of the electricity grid. Together, they have addressed the main barriers that businesses faced in this congestion management contract […]
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June 29, 2026

Smart control of home batteries and other systems is intended to reduce the load on the power grid

Regional grid operators Enexis, Liander, and Stedin, along with energy suppliers Eneco, Essent, Vattenfall, Frank Energie, and Zonneplan, have announced that they will expand their collaboration to fully […]
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June 18, 2026

In-Depth Analysis of the Security of Supply Monitor: Without Additional Policy, There Is No Business Case for Batteries

TenneT’s 2026 Supply Security Monitor confirms that batteries play an important role in preventing future electricity shortages. At the same time, the monitor shows that […]
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June 11, 2026

Watch the webinar: New method predicts future battery usage for grid operators

On June 9, Energy Storage NL, in collaboration with Euroforum and Enexis, organized a webinar titled ‘Future Battery Profiles: How Grid Operators Are Trying to Predict Battery Behavior in 2035.’ […]
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May 1, 2026

Energy Storage NL warns: ACM feed-in tariff should not undermine value of energy storage

The ACM announced this week that it will further elaborate on the gradual introduction of the feed-in tariff. With this, the ACM is responding to the consultation on the [...]
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28 Apr 2026

Cabinet commits to strengthening decentralized energy systems: opportunities and concerns for energy storage

The cabinet recently published a new parliamentary letter on strengthening decentralized developments in the energy system. In this letter, the cabinet outlines how local [...]