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Brazil outlines methodology to steer contracted battery storage toward grid-weak regions ahead of capacity-reserve auction A new methodology from Brazil’s Energy Research Office highlights weaker grid nodes as priority sites for contracted battery storage, with early results already becoming clear.

Nov 20, 2025

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Brazil opens public consultation on 2026 capacity auction for battery storage Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation for its 2026 storage capacity auction, which will contract systems of at least 30 MW for four-hour daily discharge and ten-year terms. The move targets large-scale battery projects, with 18 GW awaiting registration, and aims to define storage’s role in Brazil’s power market.

Nov 11, 2025

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Philippines expands fourth auction with storage winning almost 5 GWh The Philippines’ Department of Energy has finalized its fourth green energy auction, which specified technical standards for storage that will see close to 5 GWh installed.

Tristan Rayner, Patrick Jowett

Nov 10, 2025

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Illinois to save consumers $12 billion over 20 years with battery storage Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the works.

William Driscoll

Nov 07, 2025

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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.

Nov 03, 2025

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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.

Alessandra Neris

Oct 29, 2025

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Brazil’s minister of mines and energy discusses battery auction with Chinese companies Alexandre Silveira has met with leading companies including Huawei, BYD, and CATL to drum up interest in Brazil’s first large-scale energy storage auction, slated for later this year.

Oct 27, 2025

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Brazil outlines methodology to steer contracted battery storage toward grid-weak regions ahead of capacity-reserve auction A new methodology from Brazil’s Energy Research Office highlights weaker grid nodes as priority sites for contracted battery storage, with early results already becoming clear.

Nov 20, 2025

Auctions

Brazil opens public consultation on 2026 capacity auction for battery storage Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation for its 2026 storage capacity auction, which will contract systems of at least 30 MW for four-hour daily discharge and ten-year terms. The move targets large-scale battery projects, with 18 GW awaiting registration, and aims to define storage’s role in Brazil’s power market.

Nov 11, 2025

Auctions

Philippines expands fourth auction with storage winning almost 5 GWh The Philippines’ Department of Energy has finalized its fourth green energy auction, which specified technical standards for storage that will see close to 5 GWh installed.

Tristan Rayner, Patrick Jowett

Nov 10, 2025

Auctions

Illinois to save consumers $12 billion over 20 years with battery storage Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the works.

William Driscoll

Nov 07, 2025

Auctions

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.

Nov 03, 2025

Auctions

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.

Alessandra Neris

Oct 29, 2025

Auctions

Brazil’s minister of mines and energy discusses battery auction with Chinese companies Alexandre Silveira has met with leading companies including Huawei, BYD, and CATL to drum up interest in Brazil’s first large-scale energy storage auction, slated for later this year.

Oct 27, 2025

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ZE Energy buys 100 MW Italian, MACSE-backed battery A law firm which advised on the transaction tells pv magazine Italia the deal was worth €10 million ($11.6 million) to €20 million and was concluded regardless of the results of the Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) auction.

Sergio Matalucci

Oct 24, 2025

Grid-scale

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.

Oct 21, 2025

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