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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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AEPIBAL Day: Capacity mechanism progress, upcoming new regulation for energy storage in Spain Delegates from Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO), National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC), Red Eléctrica de España (REE), and the autonomous communities met at the annual event staged by the Business Association of Batteries, Cells, and Energy Storage (AEPIBAL).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 02, 2024
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Large storage facilities in Germany
Why battery energy storage is essential for Germany’s solar targets While Germany's battery energy storage sector is booming, developers should be aware of the various hurdles to overcome and could learn lessons from the United Kingdom battery market.
Baris Serifsoy, Thomas Dörmer, Tim Heitling
Dec 02, 2024
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Energy Storage Systems
India’s GUVNL allocates 1 GWh of battery storage at $2,670/MWh/month HG Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy, Kintech Synergy, and Advait Infratech were successful in a standalone battery energy storage tender held by utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
Uma Gupta
Dec 02, 2024
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BVES Investor Summit: “Making money with BESS is easier than ever” The financial sector is increasingly throwing its weight behind battery energy storage systems (BESS), but transparent regulations are necessary to keep the investment going. This was one of the resounding messages from the 2nd BVES Investor Summit, held in Berlin on Wednesday.
Marija Maisch
Nov 29, 2024
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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria allocates 1.17 GW of storage in renewables auction The Bulgarian authorities awarded BGN 526 million ($284 million) to 397 renewable energy projects in the country’s latest procurement exercise.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 29, 2024
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Dominican Republic needs up to 400 MW of BESS by 2028, minister says According to the country’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, the Dominican Republic will need between 250 to 400 MW in energy storage systems by 2028.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Nov 29, 2024
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TBEA expects 3 GWh demand for storage projects in Brazil’s 2025 capacity auction The Chinese electrical equipment company estimates battery market potential of 5 GWh through 2027, worth BRL $7.5 billion ($1.26 billion). TBEA sales manager Daniel Lyrio tells pv magazine which variables can make projects competitive.
Livia Neves
Nov 29, 2024
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Wartsila says right signals needed to drive Australian battery investment One of the biggest players in Australia’s surging battery energy storage system (BESS) market says regulators and policymakers must establish effective frameworks for market access and get the market signals right to ensure continued investment.
David Carroll
Nov 29, 2024
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UK’s Enso Energy hails successful appeal for solar-plus-storage project A decision by a representative of the United Kingdom's previous government, to block plans for a 49.9 MW solar farm plus battery energy storage, appears to have been reversed by the Labour administration.
Max Hall
Nov 27, 2024

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