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RWE Hambach battery project to turn lignite mine into 236MW grid-flexibility asset
RWE is installing a 236MW battery storage system at the Hambach opencast mine as the German utility converts legacy energy sites into flexible infrastructure. The project strengthens RWE’s storage pipeline, but its long-term contribution will depend on commissioning discipline, grid-service revenues and increasingly competitive battery economics.
July 30, 2026
Why Google’s first European fusion cheque went to Proxima Fusion, not a tokamak
Proxima Fusion's €411m Series A2 at a €2.4bn valuation brings RWE and Google onto the register but leaves the Alpha stellarator budget to a future round.
July 15, 2026