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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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US call for better energy storage rules in wholesale markets Improving the way energy storage can participate in paid markets would improve grid reliability and save customers money, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
William Driscoll
Apr 11, 2025
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India preps 500 MWh battery in state of Kerala The four-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) will provide electricity to the state electricity distribution company for INR 441,000 ($273,000), per megawatt of project capacity, per month.
Uma Gupta
Apr 11, 2025
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Brazilian battery auction order due before June Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy has said auctions for thermal grid capacity reserve and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be held this year.
Livia Neves
Apr 11, 2025
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LCP Delta: Italy will add 9 GW of front-of-the-meter batteries by 2030 The London-based consultancy predicts longer duration, six- to eight-hour assets will be more important in the South of Italy while medium-duration, two- to four-hour assets will dominate in the North.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 11, 2025
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California battery dominance coming into view The Golden State is deploying energy storage at an exponential pace, doubling capacity every 1.2 years according to one California physicist. That raises a critical question for the state’s renewables future: What happens next?
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Apr 11, 2025
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Moldova to tender 246 MW of colocated battery storage A new tender for the construction of large renewable energy parks colocated with battery energy storage systems is expected to be launched in October.
Marija Maisch
Apr 10, 2025
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Dominican Republic wants 300 MW of energy storage by 2027 The ambition will be kicked off by a clean energy tender this year which the government is working on.
Luis Ini
Apr 10, 2025
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Australian state backs 20 GWh pumped hydro project The Government of Queensland is set to invest AUD 50 million ($30.1 million) into a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project with a capacity of up to 20 GWh, as it works to develop a five-year Energy Roadmap due for publication this year.
David Carroll
Apr 09, 2025
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The rise of bankable BESS projects in Europe As the renewable energy sector rapidly evolves, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are emerging as a critical pillar for decarbonization. However, with capital constraints and rising market volatility, not all projects are equally viable. At ABO Energy, we're witnessing a shift in the investment landscape, where preparedness is the key to success.
Anoucheh Bellefleur
Apr 09, 2025

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