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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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EU Battery Regulation is coming Manufacturers and suppliers of batteries for photovoltaic energy storage must meet more extensive requirements under the new EU battery regulation. Many companies are still unsure what this means for their product design, processes, and management systems. Yalcin Ölmez, head of the operational and investment risks department at German testing body TÜV SÜD, explains what companies now need to consider.
Yalcin Ölmez
11 hours ago
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Brazil’s Klabin and ISI developing battery anode from paper processing byproduct Pulp processing byproduct Kraft lignin could be a promising alternative to China-dominated synthetic graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
Alessandra Neris
14 hours ago
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Show organizer Renmad set to recognize Italy’s energy storage pioneers pv magazine Italia spoke with ATA Insight, organizer of the Renewables Mad (Renmad) Storage Italia 2025 event, which will be held in Rome in April 2025. The two-day conference will include two storage industry awards.
Lara Morandotti
Dec 11, 2024
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BNEF: Lithium-ion battery pack prices drop to record low of $115/kWh Battery prices continue to tumble on the back of lower metal costs and increased scale, squeezing margins for manufacturers. Further price declines are expected over the next decade.
Marija Maisch
Dec 11, 2024
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Brazilian regulator Aneel opens new consultation on energy storage rules Brazilian electricity regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) has suggested energy storage sites not pay charges for both charging and discharging into the grid and that such facilities should benefit from revenue stacking.
Livia Neves
Dec 11, 2024
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Australia’s CIS Tender 1 catalyzes 3.6 GWh of colocated storage Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has selected 19 projects which will provide 6.38 GW of clean energy generation capacity. Among them, eight hybrid projects will also bring 3.6 GWh of energy storage capacity.
Ev Foley
Dec 11, 2024
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Huawei bags 4.5 GWh battery storage deal for Philippines Terra Solar project With the latest deal, the Philippines has procured cumulative 6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) within days.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2024

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Storage will be key to modernizing Brazil’s electricity sector Brazil’s energy storage sector must attract R47 billion ($7 billion) in investments by 2030, according to the Brazilian Energy Storage Solutions Association (Absae). Stakeholders are in the process of creating a regulatory framework for energy storage.
Alessandra Neris
Dec 09, 2024
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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s 3 GWh standalone energy storage tender heavily oversubscribed The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria has received 151 project proposals worth nearly BGN 5 billion ($2.7 billion), more than four times the available funding.
Marija Maisch
Dec 09, 2024
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Sungrow to retrofit 1.5 GWh of battery storage at Citicore’s solar plant in the Philippines      The deal is touted as the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) supply agreement in Southeast Asia to date.
Marija Maisch
Dec 09, 2024
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PowerChina receives bids for 16 GWh BESS tender with average price of $66.3/kWh The tender marks the largest energy storage procurement in China's history.
Vincent Shaw
Dec 09, 2024
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South African battery storage procurement draws 33 bids The list of preferred bidders for the third window of South Africa's Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (BESIPPPP) will be announced in February 2025.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 05, 2024
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Germany to lift restrictions on home storage systems discharging into the electricity grid The amendment to the Energy Industry Act will enable photovoltaic home storage systems owners to charge and discharge electricity into the grid without forfeiting subsidies.
Cornelia Lichner
Dec 04, 2024
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Key takeaways from Spain’s AEPIBAL Day energy storage event While the AEPIBAL Day (AD) event featured positive policy announcements, association president Luis Marquina said energy storage projects need priority designation to speed their deployment and must continue to be eligible for the Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) subsidy program.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 04, 2024
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German TSO Amprion launches tender for decentralized grid booster battery The 250 MW grid booster will spread across five locations in southern Germany. In addition to its grid serving use aimed at reducing the costs of congestion management, the system will potentially be allowed to make market-based revenues. Bids should be submitted by April 3, 2025.
Marija Maisch
Dec 03, 2024
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Italian grid company Terna fields 100 GW+ requests for MACSE energy storage tender A spokesperson for the electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has revealed huge interest in the energy storage-specific Centralized Allocation Mechanism for Energy Sustainability (MACSE) tender planned for 2025.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Dec 03, 2024

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