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Japanese utility ENEOS Power announced on September 8 the development of a 50 MW/109 MWh grid-scale battery storage project on idle land at the ENEOS Shimizu Oil Terminal in Shizuoka City. Daiwa Energy, a subsidiary of Daiwa House Industry, will handle EPC under its first third-party contract to build a grid-scale BESS asset. Groundbreaking is expected in January 2027 with commercial operation in FY2028. The project was selected under METI's FY2025 grid-scale battery storage subsidy program, receiving approximately ¥2.55 billion. It is ENEOS Power's first storage project in the 60 Hz western Japan area, following assets in Hokkaido (50 MW/88 MWh), Kanagawa (5 MW/10 MWh), and Chiba (100 MW/202 MWh).

BYD said on Sept 8 that AI infrastructure requires large and stable power supply, making PV, energy storage and power stations key businesses, and AI energy solutions will be one of its priorities in the next phase. BYD's 10,000th flash-charging station was completed on Aug 28, setting records among Chinese automakers for the largest self-built charging network, the fastest build-out of 10,000 stations and the widest coverage. BYD plans to build 20,000 flash-charging stations in China by the end of 2026 and 6,000 overseas, expanding its flash-charging technology, products and ecosystem abroad.