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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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Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.
Sergio Matalucci
18 hours ago
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India’s NTPC Green Energy wins 320 MWh of battery projects The renewables division of India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC), and Opera Energy, were winners in a tender held by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Kerala.
Uma Gupta
19 hours ago
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Argentina publishes details of 500 MW battery tender The AlmaGBA Storage tender, for the metropolitan area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA), will pay a fixed $10/MW of electricity supplied and energy storage capacity bids must have a maximum cost of $15,000/MW/month.
Luis Ini
May 22, 2025
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US solar, energy storage industries demand Reconciliation Bill amendments Trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has warned President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," if passed as written, will have a devastating impact on US clean energy jobs and manufacturing and will threaten the nation's ability to meet electricity demand.
Anne Fischer
May 20, 2025
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The BESS winners and losers of the second Trumpian era  Early movers gain ground while others face delays and rising risks.
Phoebe Skok
May 20, 2025
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A critical moment for Brazilian energy storage A national procurement round for energy storage systems, planned in the second half of the year, is at risk of lengthy delay just as the grid operator is being forced to curtail large volumes of excess clean electricity.
Livia Neves
May 20, 2025
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Virginia governor vetoes more energy storage despite data centers roaring for more power Virginia has the largest data center market in the world but imports more energy than any other state. A bill to increase energy storage buildout was unanimously passed by the Senate, but then vetoed by the governor.
Rachel Metea
May 19, 2025

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Australian utility-scale battery deployment surges past solar, wind – falls short of requirements Big BESS is booming Down Under, with almost 5 GW of projects under construction in 2024, according to Rystad Energy. While encouraging, the analyst reports that the volume remains insufficient to overcome growing rates of renewable curtailment. “We have around 3 GW operational at the moment, but about half of that is still in commissioning. So you still only have 1.5 GW on the market where the average load is 23 GW,” Rystad Energy’s David Dixon tells ESS News.
Jonathan Gifford
Dec 20, 2024
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Annual lithium-ion demand surpasses 1 TWh for the first time The big milestone comes on the back of a record month for electric vehicle (EV) sales and strong battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment. However, EV demand remains far behind BESS with the latter's impressive growth reaching a year-on-year increase of 175% and cumulative 19.4 GWh deployed in November alone.
Marija Maisch
Dec 20, 2024
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Germany’s Manz announces insolvency application The production equipment manufacturer cited “market distortions in the European battery cell market” as the main reason.
Jochen Siemer
Dec 20, 2024
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UK regulator unveils first details of LDES cap-and-floor scheme Ofgem sets out proposals for long-duration energy storage support scheme in letter to industry. Increased minimum capacity requirements and secured grid connection agreements floated as regulator acknowledges need to move quickly to meet government deployment targets.
Matthew Lynas
Dec 19, 2024
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Spain plans first capacity market auctions for summer 2025 The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has opened consultation about a capacity mechanism to ensure security of electricity grid supply. The resulting capacity market would be expected to be operational in 2026.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Dec 19, 2024
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Kosovo launches 360 MWh battery storage auctions Applications for prequalification for the design and build of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) and transmission connection infrastructure should be submitted by February 14.
Marija Maisch
Dec 19, 2024
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Western Australia capacity pricing benchmark swaps gas for batteries, ups 57% The Western Australian Economic Regulation Authority has determined both the peak and flexible benchmark reserve 2027/28 capacity prices to be AU$360,700 / MW / year, up by 57% on the previous year.
Ev Foley
Dec 19, 2024
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Polish capacity market auction for 2029 catalyzes gigawatts of battery storage projects The much anticipated capacity market auction for 2029 conducted by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) ended in the seventh round with a price of PLN 264.90/kW/year ($65/kW/year). Such a clearing price rendered gas projects uneconomical and left significant room for battery storage systems to secure contracts.
Marija Maisch
Dec 18, 2024
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BloombergNEF: Stationary storage installations surge to 170 GWh in 2024 With expanding market opportunities and declining costs stationary battery energy storage installations are surging. Battery makers are awake to the opportunity, reports BloombergNEF, as stationary batteries account for an increasing amount of deployed capacity.
Jonathan Gifford
Dec 18, 2024

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