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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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Regulatory debate over Brazil’s battery auction despite strong market interest Battery energy storage system (BESS) investors await definitions on cost allocation amid record registrations for forthcoming auction.
Lívia Neves
Aug 06, 2026
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US blocks certification of new foreign-made solar inverters and BESS equipment The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has tightened security rules for grid-connected power electronics, preventing certification of new foreign-made solar inverter and battery storage equipment models that do not meet new national security requirements.
Ryan Kennedy, Pilar Sanchez Molina
Aug 05, 2026
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Italy proposes lower cap for 2029 battery storage capacity auction Italy's energy regulator has proposed reducing the maximum annual payment for the country's 2029 battery storage capacity auction to €22,000 ($25,375)/MWh/year, citing falling battery costs and changing market conditions.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Aug 05, 2026
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Battery auctions attract more than 260 GW of registered projects in Brazil Preliminary figures from Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE) show record interest in the country’s first battery storage capacity auctions, with project qualification results due in November ahead of the December tenders.
Lívia Neves
Aug 04, 2026
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Spain awards €612 million for renewable upgrades with 2 GWh of storage Spain has awarded €612 million ($704.3 million) to 173 wind and hydropower repowering projects that will add more than 2 GWh of battery storage and about 3.5 GW of upgraded renewable generation capacity.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Aug 04, 2026
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China puts battery storage at center of renewable energy strategy China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan links energy storage with grid reliability, firm power capacity, grid-forming technology and new market-based revenue mechanisms as wind and solar deployment accelerates.
Vincent Shaw
Aug 04, 2026
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CEFC launches program to accelerate battery storage projects in Australia Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) has launched a program to support up to 16 battery storage and solar-plus-storage projects, including standalone batteries and battery retrofits, with a focus on distribution-connected assets up to 5 MW.
David Carroll
Aug 04, 2026

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Mexico becomes first to mandate social impact assessments for battery storage under new MWh-tiered framework New regulation requires battery energy storage systems (BESS) to submit a Social Impact Assessment for the first time.
Luis Ini
Feb 24, 2026
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BESS in Brazil: Feasibility of three strategic approaches Based on real data from the National Interconnected System between 2024 and 2025, the study evaluates the technical, economic, and regulatory performance of batteries operating as autonomous market agents, behind the meter for consumption shifting, or co-located with distributed solar generation.
Lívia Neves
Feb 20, 2026
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Too many batteries, not enough grid: Germany’s battery storage sector wants fixes for connection waits A forum in Germany saw the coming together of the battery storage industry which is pushing for multiple changes to a system that is seeing the utility-scale sectore stuck at what they see as an unsatisfactory slow pace for obtaining grid connections.
Sandra Enkhardt
Feb 20, 2026
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BloombergNEF confirms record US energy storage additions in 2025, but the pipeline is cooling BloombergNEF's 2026 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook delivers hard figures on energy in the nation that finds itself in flux, with tariff chaos, import-share shifts, and interconnection queues.
Tristan Rayner
Feb 20, 2026
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Brazil: Upcoming auction may see battery storage priced significantly cheaper than thermal plants 'There is no scenario in which thermal plants matches batteries'
Lívia Neves
Feb 19, 2026
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Like Texas and California, here’s how battery deployment in the Eastern US might take off A study led by two energy lawyers documents the causes of “lagging” battery energy storage deployment in the Eastern US and recommends a host of policy solutions that could help scale BESS deployment.
William Driscoll
Feb 19, 2026
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Big battery capacity jumps globally 12-fold in four years: IEA The global capacity of utility-scale batteries has increased by more than 12 times between 2020 and 2024, according to the International Energy Agency Electricity 2026 report.
Ev Foley
Feb 19, 2026
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Pexapark records 10 BESS-linked PPAs in Europe in January The Swiss consultancy reported the signing of 12 power purchase agreements (PPAs) totalling 724 MW across Europe in January, along with 10 commercial agreements related to battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a combined capacity of 934 MW.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 18, 2026
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New South Wales flags additional firming tender as coal retirements loom According to the state government, the new tender will be in addition to Tender 7, which launched in October 2025 and is seeking 500 MW of firm capacity to meet reliability needs in 2027–28.
Marija Maisch
Feb 18, 2026

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