Four Nations See Major Battery and Solar Storage Deals

FIC buys a 1.15 GW Texas solar-plus-storage platform, Plentify and Deye plan a 2.7 GWh VPP in South Africa, MaxSolar picks Sungrow for 125 MWh in Germany, and Eku Energy acquires a 600 MWh UK battery project.

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The closing days of July brought a wave of large-scale energy storage and solar acquisitions and partnerships, with announcements touching the United States, South Africa, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

In the United States, Falfurrias Infrastructure Capital (FIC) said it has taken ownership of the company behind the Jaguar Solar and BESS platform in Texas. The platform, which includes several utility-scale solar photovoltaic and battery storage projects in the ERCOT market, is designed to reach 1.15 GW of capacity.

Across the Atlantic, South African energy technology firm Plentify has teamed up with Deye, a manufacturer of residential solar inverters and battery systems, to develop what the companies describe as Africa's largest residential virtual power plant. The initiative is set to aggregate more than 160,000 Deye home batteries, adding roughly 2.7 GWh of flexible storage to the grid. The collaboration also covers promotion of Plentify's HotBot smart geyser controller.

In Germany, MaxSolar has chosen Sungrow as the supplier for two battery storage projects in Bavaria, with a combined output of 125 MWh. A 25 MWh installation in Wutzldorf, tied to the Bayernwerk distribution network, is slated to begin commercial operation within weeks. The larger 100 MWh facility in Winterschneidbach is scheduled for deliveries in November 2026. Both sites will employ Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled battery systems, each offering a five-hour discharge duration.

In the United Kingdom, Eku Energy has acquired the proposed Didcot battery energy storage system from TBC Partners. The transmission-connected project, located in Oxfordshire, is planned for 300 MW / 600 MWh and will link to the grid via the upgraded Didcot 400 kV National Grid substation. Groundbreaking is anticipated later in 2026, with the facility expected to start commercial operations in 2028.