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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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Ormat secures tolling agreements for 1.2 GWh of energy storage in Israel The U.S.-based renewable energy company has secured two separate 15-year fixed-price deals in a tender run by the Israeli Electricity Authority.
Marija Maisch
8 hours ago
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Philippines’ green energy auction heavily oversubscribed with nearly 7 GW of pumped hydro bids   The country’s Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) attracted a cumulative 7.5 GW of projects, far surpassing the 4.65 GW installation target.
Marija Maisch
Feb 13, 2025
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Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 13, 2025
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Tata Power, ONGC to explore Indian battery storage opportunities Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) have signed an agreement to jointly explore and identify commercial opportunities in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market.
Uma Gupta
Feb 13, 2025
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Cyprus introduces energy storage subsidy scheme Cyprus’ Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has launched a subsidy scheme for energy storage systems that can be added alongside existing renewable energy plants. Eligible renewable power plants should be remunerated either by feed-in tariffs (FiTs) or net billing systems.
Ilias Tsagas
Feb 11, 2025
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A fork in the road for energy storage Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
Marek Kubik
Feb 10, 2025
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EVE agrees 50 GWh battery cell supply deal with Hyperstrong The three-year supply agreement signals a major shift in energy storage system supply chain of the two companies, with EVE effectively squeezing out CATL as HyperStrong's key battery cell supplier.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 10, 2025

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Deye announces Brazil battery factory, first outside China Focused on making its equipment more competitive in Brazilian and other South American markets, Deye plans to start production of stationary lithium batteries in the first quarter of 2025. The products should be 30% cheaper than imported models. In a second phase, production of inverters will begin, generating more than 1,000 jobs.
Alessandra Neris
Sep 06, 2024
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Sungrow inks 1.4 GWh supply deal with Penso Power, BW ESS Under the deal, the Chinese PV inverter and energy storage heavyweight will provide 280 sets of grid-forming battery storage systems to the Hams Hall project, situated in central England, in the UK.
Marija Maisch
Sep 06, 2024
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ES Solar and sonnen find US success with Wattsmart VPP program in Utah ES Solar (ESS) says its objective is to retrofit 40% of all residential solar arrays in the US state with sonnen virtual power plant (VPP) batteries.
Anne Fischer
Sep 06, 2024
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German state Schleswig-Holstein promotes commercial energy storage Small and medium-sized companies can apply for financial support for storage systems. Electricity storage facilities must obtain at least 75% of their annual energy from a directly connected renewable energy plant to be eligible for a grant.
Petra Hannen
Sep 05, 2024
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Poland relaunches residential solar, storage rebate scheme The sixth edition of the Polish government’s residential solar and storage rebate scheme is now open, with a total budget of PLN 400 million ($103.2 million). Applications will be accepted until Dec. 20, or until funds are exhausted.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 05, 2024
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Early retirement of coal-fired power plants in APAC region good for bottom line: study Multi-country research has found that retiring coal-fired power plants sooner rather than later can have financial benefits for investors, and free up capital for investing in renewables.
Ev Foley
Sep 03, 2024
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Reliance building largest battery plant in India Reliance Industries has committed INR 75,000 crore (almost 9 billion USD) to establish an integrated manufacturing ecosystem for solar value chain, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electrolysers at Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Uma Gupta
Sep 02, 2024
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Imported LFP battery cells from China could be cheaper than US-made products even after tariff hikes While all lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell supplies to the US currently come exclusively from China, local players are ramping up to start supplying the market from 2026 onwards. Different outcomes are on the table depending on the tariffs applied.
Marija Maisch
Aug 30, 2024
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Global energy storage market: H1 2024 installation figures Policy mandates in China have driven the global energy storage market in the first half of 2024 to new highs, backed by the rapid growth in the US market. Meanwhile, Europe posted mixed results. Robin Song, InfoLink Consulting’s energy storage analyst, breaks down the figures.
Robin Song
Aug 30, 2024

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