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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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‘After the blackout, we saw a 70% increase in demand for batteries and hybrid kits’ Javier Rodríguez Lizcano, CEO of clean energy wholesaler Solarbox, tells pv magazine Spain about solar equipment trends and highlights growing interest in batteries and hybrid systems for homes and small businesses.
Jose Pedrosa
6 hours ago
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Tesla deploys 9.6 GWh of battery storage in Q2, 10 GWh Nevada cell factory ‘nears completion’ The electric vehicle company reported flat energy storage growth, quarter over quarter, but nearly 50% growth year-to-date, compared with 2024. Tesla has deployed 37.9 GWh over the past four quarters and is approaching 100 GWh deployed.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
8 hours ago
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Batteries paired with 26% of new rooftop PV in Spain in 2024 The figure underscores continual growth in distributed energy despite a decline in total installed storage capacity.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 07, 2025
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US DOE awards $14m for unique energy storage systems for critical facilities and infrastructure The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) fund will back an organic quinone flow battery and an iron and sodium long duration energy storage (LDES) system in California, plus a lithium battery with a novel cathode material in New York state.
Max Hall
Jul 04, 2025
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ContourGlobal announces 9.5 GWh BESS acquisitions in Italy ContourGlobal has annouunced that it has acquired 1.6 GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy with up to 9.5 GWh of energy storage capacity ahead of the MACSE auctions. The entire portfolio is expected to be commissioned in 2028.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 03, 2025
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Repono signs 1.4 GWh supply deal with HyperStrong Beijing-based HyperStrong said it will help deploy 1.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Europe by 2027 as Repono aims to develop 100 GWh by 2030.
Max Hall
Jul 03, 2025
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German innovation tender four times oversubscribed, 29 PV+BESS projects awarded The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) received bids totaling over 2 GW in its latest innovation tender, which is open to renewable energy projects incorporating storage systems, among others. The awarded tariffs for combined photovoltaic and storage projects ranged from €0.0500 to €0.0639 per kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025

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Australian battery maker Vaulta enters US market Queensland-based battery manufacturer Vaulta has partnered with American company eFinery Energy to explore the feasibility of deploying its batteries in the United States and establishing a licensed assembly facility there.
David Carroll
Jul 02, 2025
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WoodMac: World needs 1.4 TW of grid-forming batteries by 2034 The data company says investments of $1.2 trillion in battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be required to support the installation of over 5.9 TW of new wind and solar capacity globally through 2034.
Max Hall
Jul 02, 2025
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How ERCOT’s upcoming RTC+B program could unlock new value streams for storage ERCOT’s long-anticipated real-time co-optimization initiative marks a fundamental shift in how batteries are treated, dispatched and monetized across the Texas grid.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 02, 2025
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SolarPower Europe launches the Battery Storage Europe Platform The organization is calling for a tenfold increase in battery energy storage in Europe by 2030, to reach 500 GWh to 780 GWh.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 02, 2025
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Indian battery incentives cut could raise tariffs but will be offset by falling energy storage costs The second round of support in India's Viability Gap Funding (VGF) program will offer incentives for battery energy storage systems (BESS) capped a third lower than in the first round of awards, noted SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS).
Uma Gupta
Jul 02, 2025
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US lithium-sulfur battery maker Lyten buys Northvolt’s 6 GWh Polish production site The Californian startup has announced its intent to 'immediately' restart production in Gdansk and will use the fab to make its lithium-sulfur products.
Max Hall
Jul 01, 2025
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EDP, Axpo sign revenue deal for 241 MWh Polish battery The project, located in the Wielkopolska region, has already secured grid capacity payments and is set to be operational in 2027.
Max Hall
Jul 01, 2025
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Japan poised for a battery boom With residential, commercial, and industrial batteries expected to balloon in the years ahead – and grid-scale systems beginning to appear – harmonizing Japan's split-frequency grid and resolving regulatory ambiguity could rocket-fuel the industry.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025
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South Africa signs off on 612 MWh Red Sands battery Described as Africa's biggest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) to reach commercial close, the Northern Cape project was constructed by the development finance bodies of the United Kingdom and Norwegian governments.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025

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