Japan grid-scale energy storage
Digital Grid to IPO in mid-April 2025, plans to
Digital Grid will raise funds through an IPO to invest in its grid-scale storage business. (Image: Digital Grid) Tokyo Stock Exchange approved the public listing of Digital Grid on its Growth Market, the renewable energy
Osaka Gas, JFE Engineering, Mizuho Lease, and
Osaka Gas, JFE Engineering, Mizuho Lease''s wholly-owned subsidiary ML Power, and Kyushu Steel will establish a joint venture, Takeo Grid Storage LLC, to develop and operate a 2MW/8MWh grid-connected battery
Prologis to enter grid-scale BESS, targets April
Prologis will build a 2MW/6MWh grid-scale battery storage facility at Prologis Park Chiba 1 in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, it announced on June 11, 2025. The project marks its first entry into the energy storage market.
HD Renewable Energy invests in Brawn Capital''s
HD Renewable Energy Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan''s HDRE, invested in Brawn Capital''s 50MW/104MWh "Helios I" grid-scale battery storage project in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, the companies announced
JPN ENERGY commissions its first grid-scale BESS project,
Similar to other grid-scale battery projects in Japan, the joint venture plans to use the Kirishima Battery Storage Power Plant for trading in the wholesale, balancing, and capacity
Eku Energy breaks ground on 30MW/120MWh
Eku Energy''s Japan subsidiary Nihon Chikuden broke ground on its first BESS project on September 24, 2024. The 30MW/120MWh Hirohara Energy Storage Plant in Miyazaki City is the first grid-scale project in Miyazaki
METI mulls halving storage procurement,
METI plans to nearly halve procurement target for storage and significantly tighten grid-scale battery projects'' participation in the next long-term decarbonization auction (LTDA), a discussion document from the May 28,
Mitsubishi HC Capital Energy partners with
The battery storage power plant to be built in Kamiosatsu is Mitsubishi HC Capital Energy''s first grid-scale battery project. That said, the company owns over 600MW of renewable assets (adjusted for ownership
Fluence, Eneres sign MoU to provide BESS trading solution in Japan
Fluence signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eneres to provide a battery storage trading solution in the Japanese market, the Siemens and AES-owned BESS integrator and
Hulic to enter grid-scale BESS, plans 3 projects in
Hulic, a publicly traded real estate developer and owner, will enter grid-scale battery storage business this year, The Nikkei reported on January 28, 2025. Its report follows Hulic''s disclosure of plans to enter the renewable
Star Seeds partners with Robestec to launch grid
Star Seeds will enter the grid-scale storage market through a partnership with China-based battery manufacturer Robestec Energy, it announced on June 3, 2025. Under the partnership, the two companies will
Sun Village, Marubeni Power Retail partner on turnkey grid-scale
Sun Village and Marubeni Power Retail launched a turnkey grid-scale battery storage asset development and operation solution, the companies announced on July 24, 2025. They aim to
Itochu, Kyudenko partner to convert FIT solar to FIP and add
Itochu and Kyudenko partnered on adding co-located battery storage to existing solar projects, the companies announced on July 28, 2025. To begin with, they will add a 12MW/49.4MWh
Trina Storage completes first Japan grid-scale BESS projects,
Trina Storage completes first Japan grid-scale BESS projects, delivers two 2MW/8MWh systems in Gunma June 30, 2025 This article is only available to The Japan Power Industry Executive
Vision Ridge commits USD 400m to new energy storage JV in Japan
The new company is a joint venture between Vision Ridge and Asia-focused solar-plus-storage investor GSSG Solar LLC, which has committed capital, too, and will operate the business.
Nozomi Energy and ENGIE sign MoU on PPAs,
Nozomi Energy, an Actis-backed developer and power generator, and French utility ENGIE signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a broad renewables-focused partnership in Japan, the companies announced
Jinko ESS Secures Two Major Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Recently, Jinko ESS has successfully won two 5MWh grid-scale energy storage projects in Italy, marking its official entry into the Italian large-scale storage market. The projects, scheduled for
Nippon Chikudenchi commissions 2MW/8MWh
The asset is located in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture, in the Chubu TSO area. (Image: Nippon Chikudenchi) Nippon Chikudenchi commissioned its first grid-scale battery storage facility on May 7, 2025, the company
Trina Storage Strengthens APAC Footprint with Japan-Based
Trina Storage, a global leader of integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) solutions, has successfully deployed and commissioned its Elementa 2 BESS at two utility-scale power
Mitsuuroko Green Energy''s two 1.5MW/7.8MWh
Currently, Mitsuuroko Green Energy has two operational grid-scale BESS projects: the 1.5MW/6MWh Mitsuuroko Aichi Prefecture Tahara Power Storage Station and the 1.53MW/6.14MWh Mitsuuroko Miyagi Prefecture
