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Batteries make strong contribution in Belgium’s latest capacity market auctions
As in last year’s auctions, battery storage accounted for nearly all of the new-build capacity selected in the three 2025 capacity market auctions. Across all procurements to date, 1.6 GW of new-build battery capacity has been awarded capacity payments by the winter of 2029-2030.
Brazil eyes April 2026 for first battery storage auction
A 20-day public consultation is anticipated to open in November to define the guidelines for the auction, which aims to contract 2 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The initiative could unlock around R$10 billion ($1.85 billion) in investments.
Australia backs big batteries amid coal exit
Utility-scale batteries are meeting the challenge of guaranteeing network reliability during the clean energy transition with Australia having surpassed the United Kingdom to become the third-largest market for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), behind China and the United States.
The O&M challenge facing Italy’s MACSE auction low bidders
Storage companies tell pv magazine Italia more capacity should be auctioned under the Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) program and emphasize the importance of reliable technology and contractors when it comes to the low operations and maintenance (O&M) costs needed to turn a profit from the battery sites.
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Batteries make strong contribution in Belgium’s latest capacity market auctions
As in last year’s auctions, battery storage accounted for nearly all of the new-build capacity selected in the three 2025 capacity market auctions. Across all procurements to date, 1.6 GW of new-build battery capacity has been awarded capacity payments by the winter of 2029-2030.
Brazil eyes April 2026 for first battery storage auction
A 20-day public consultation is anticipated to open in November to define the guidelines for the auction, which aims to contract 2 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The initiative could unlock around R$10 billion ($1.85 billion) in investments.
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Australia backs big batteries amid coal exit
Utility-scale batteries are meeting the challenge of guaranteeing network reliability during the clean energy transition with Australia having surpassed the United Kingdom to become the third-largest market for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), behind China and the United States.
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The O&M challenge facing Italy’s MACSE auction low bidders
Storage companies tell pv magazine Italia more capacity should be auctioned under the Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) program and emphasize the importance of reliable technology and contractors when it comes to the low operations and maintenance (O&M) costs needed to turn a profit from the battery sites.
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