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Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the value of energy storage for building a greener, flexible, and reliable energy system. In a growing number of markets, energy policies are being introduced to support both deployment and local manufacturing.

Be it through procurement exercises or other market mechanisms, policymakers have intensified efforts to drive the development and deployment of all energy storage solutions.
However, in most markets, some barriers still exist.

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Mexico updates distributed generation rules to formally integrate energy storage The new provisions published by the country’s energy regulator are aimed to adjust the technical and administrative criteria for distributed generation, particularly with regard to energy storage, installed capacity limits, and interconnection procedures.
Luis Ini
20 hours ago
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Dominican Republic opens bids for renewables tender, mandates energy storage The nation's latest call for long-term power purchase agreements focuses on supplying the national grid with wind and solar projects, specifically mandating integrated battery storage systems to ensure grid resilience.
Luis Ini
20 hours ago
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Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 13, 2026
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New German allowances give further boosts for plug-in PV and storage Germany’s revised VDE standard enables simplified registration of larger plug-in photovoltaic systems and storage, effectively removing previous capacity limits for self-installation and paving the way for high-capacity battery integration.
Tristan Rayner, Sandra Enkhardt
Apr 10, 2026
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AES scraps 320 MW California battery project amid fierce local opposition The developer officially withdrew its application for the Seguro storage facility in San Diego County following a three-year standoff with residents over fire safety and siting concerns.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 10, 2026
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Brazil’s energy storage regulation delayed again Prolonged debates and delays around a regulatory framework in Brazil has caused limited investment in utility-scale battery energy storage in the country of 213 million people.
Lívia Neves
Apr 09, 2026
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Batteries reshape solar pricing in California market Aurora Energy Research has found that energy storage is raising the value of negatively priced solar electricity by up to $42/MWh in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale market.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Apr 09, 2026

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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria initiates consultations on 3 GWh standalone energy storage tender The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy is readying to launch a tender on September 2 and provide CAPEX support for the construction and commissioning of 3 GWh of standalone energy storage facilities. The public call is for projects equal to or greater than 10 MW with at least two hours of storage capacity, which will be primarily used in the frequency regulation markets.
Marija Maisch
Jun 27, 2024
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CATL signs 4 GWh supply deal with Israel’s BLEnergy Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is expanding its presence in the Middle East and Europe via a 4 GWh long-term supply agreement with Israeli integrator BLEnergy.
Marija Maisch
Jun 27, 2024
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What to expect at India Energy Storage Week India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is set to host its annual international conference and exhibition event, India Energy Storage Week (IESW), from July 1 to July 5, 2024, in New Delhi. The event is expected to witness the participation of 150+ key partners and exhibitors and 1000+ companies, many of which will be unveiling major battery storage plans.
Uma Gupta
Jun 27, 2024
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Pacific Green enters Polish energy storage market to explore widening revenue opportunities UK renewables developer Pacific Green Technologies plans to acquire a majority stake in two 50 MW Polish battery energy storage projects from an unnamed international developer.
Marija Maisch
Jun 26, 2024
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Javier Izcue talks to Sergio Matalucci (right)
Sungrow executive dampens hopes for imminent storage boom in Italy Javier Izcue, vice president SG Europe at Sungrow, tells pv magazine that Italy will install 30 GW of batteries by 2030, but notes that the boom is not looming in the near term, as previously predicted.
Sergio Matalucci
Jun 25, 2024
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Synchronous condenser
Australian grid operator turns to batteries, synchronous condensors to safeguard system strength Transgrid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission network in the Australian state of New South Wales, is looking at rolling out up to 14 synchronous condensers and 4.8 GW of batteries with ‘grid forming’ capability to protect and strengthen the security and stability of the electricity grid as coal-fired power plants retire and more renewables come online.
David Carroll
Jun 25, 2024
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The Staythorpe BESS masterplan.
Elements Green’s 360 MW/720 MWh battery storage project secures green light UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured planning consent for its Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the UK. The system will be colocated with a massive 800 MW solar farm.
Marija Maisch
Jun 24, 2024
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Container with battery energy storage systems is placed on a trailer
In Conversation: Weight – a new challenge for BESS in Europe Driven by the demand for higher efficiency and cost reduction, large-scale battery energy storage systems are increasigly featuring higher capacity cells. This has given rise to new challenges on the logistics front, particularly on the European soil. pv magazine ESS News caught up with Trina Storage at last week's Smarter E show to discuss this.
Marija Maisch
Jun 24, 2024
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N.Y. battery storage site
New York policy authorizes $814.6 million to fund energy storage The new order puts the state on track to install 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.
Anne Fischer
Jun 24, 2024

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