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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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Consultation over 5 GWh French sodium-ion battery factory Startup Tiamat wants an initial 700 MWh-per-year pilot line operational but a 2025 commissioning date will likely be pushed back into next year.
Marie Beyer
Apr 25, 2025
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Adani Green secures deal for 1.25 GW of Indian pumped hydro The renewables business of airports-to-weapons conglomerate Adani was awarded the contract to develop the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) capacity by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd (UPPCL) in February.
Uma Gupta
Apr 24, 2025
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Tariff uncertainty grips US battery development The Trump administration’s China tariffs have piled atop existing and developing trade barriers on battery energy storage systems, components, and materials – destabilizing the US energy storage industry. While existing inventories will allow project development to move forward in the short term, uncertainty extends across the supply chain, including to prospective manufacturers.
Jonathan Gifford
Apr 23, 2025
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What California and Texas can learn from Australia’s energy storage boom Australia has positioned itself as a global laboratory for energy storage deployment.
Phoebe Skok
Apr 23, 2025
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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgarian tender awards nearly 10 GWh of energy storage Bulgaria’s standalone energy storage tender, which aimed to procure at least 3 GWh of cumulative usable capacity, ultimately awarded more than three times that amount.
Marija Maisch
Apr 22, 2025
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Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 22, 2025
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India’s GUVNL awards 1 GWh of standalone battery storage projects HG Infra Engineering and Solarworld Energy Solutions have emerged as the winners of a 1 GWh standalone battery energy storage tender issued by Gujarati utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
Uma Gupta
Apr 22, 2025

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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
Dec 12, 2024
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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
Dec 12, 2024
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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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North Hempstead boards battery ban bandwagon Town board members voted six to one to bring in a one-year moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) despite not having received applications to develop any.
Max Hall
Dec 10, 2024
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India’s 2 GW solar-plus-4 GWh storage tender attracts price of $0.04/kWh Developers had to commit to 500 kW/2 MWh of energy storage for each megawatt of solar generation capacity they secured. The storage capacity could be contracted out to third parties, however.
Uma Gupta
Dec 10, 2024

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