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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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Ormat secures tolling agreements for 1.2 GWh of energy storage in Israel The U.S.-based renewable energy company has secured two separate 15-year fixed-price deals in a tender run by the Israeli Electricity Authority.
Marija Maisch
8 hours ago
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Pumped storage hydropower plant
Philippines’ green energy auction heavily oversubscribed with nearly 7 GW of pumped hydro bids   The country’s Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) attracted a cumulative 7.5 GW of projects, far surpassing the 4.65 GW installation target.
Marija Maisch
Feb 13, 2025
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Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 13, 2025
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Tata Power, ONGC to explore Indian battery storage opportunities Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) have signed an agreement to jointly explore and identify commercial opportunities in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market.
Uma Gupta
Feb 13, 2025
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Cyprus introduces energy storage subsidy scheme Cyprus’ Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has launched a subsidy scheme for energy storage systems that can be added alongside existing renewable energy plants. Eligible renewable power plants should be remunerated either by feed-in tariffs (FiTs) or net billing systems.
Ilias Tsagas
Feb 11, 2025
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A fork in the road for energy storage Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
Marek Kubik
Feb 10, 2025
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EVE agrees 50 GWh battery cell supply deal with Hyperstrong The three-year supply agreement signals a major shift in energy storage system supply chain of the two companies, with EVE effectively squeezing out CATL as HyperStrong's key battery cell supplier.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 10, 2025

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Western Australia launches 2 GWh storage tender Western Australia has locked in federal government funding to build a minimum 6.5 TWh of large-scale solar and wind projects and 1.1 GW/4. 4 GWh of new storage to help ensure the electricity grid remains stable as the state continues its renewable energy transition. The first big battery storage tender – seeking 500 MW/2 GWh of storage capacity opened on Monday.
David Carroll
Jul 22, 2024
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More than half of California solar customers to include battery storage Falling battery costs, shifting regulations and interest in energy independence are driving increased battery attachment rates on residential solar projects in California.
Ryan Kennedy
Jul 22, 2024
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Battery energy storage system
Romania aims to roll out 5 GW of energy storage by end 2026 Romania is aiming to have at least 2.5 GW of energy storage installed by the end of next year and to exeed 5 GW only a year later.
Marija Maisch
Jul 19, 2024
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Tesla lands 15.3 GWh Megapack supply contract Tesla has received a giant order from US developer Intersect Power, equating to around 165% of the total battery energy storage systems deployed in Q2 2024, which saw the highest quarterly deployment in the company’s history to date.
Marija Maisch
Jul 19, 2024
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Tackling merchant risk – A deep dive into Europe grid-scale energy storage contracted revenue Current market conditions are propelling grid-scale project deployment in a more diversified European energy storage market. Anna Darmani, principal analyst – energy storage EMEA, at Wood Mackenzie, examines revenue streams in different parts of Europe and emerging routes to the market.
Anna Darmani
Jul 18, 2024
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Battery energy storage system
Greece readies for next battery storage growth phase Greece’s energy storage market is hot with a number of new policies paving the way to new applications in the market. The government is now working a new plan, which will allow the colocation of batteries with existing solar plants as well as standalone, in front of the meter battery energy storage systems.
Ilias Tsagas
Jul 17, 2024
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Large energy storage system
New battery storage platforms aim for 2.4 GW rollout in the US, 2 GWh development in Germany The announcements of two major battery energy storage development platforms have coincided, as industry incumbents seek to establish their footprint in promising markets.
Marija Maisch
Jul 17, 2024
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Dutch utility Eneco to use residential batteries for grid stress relief Dutch energy supplier Eneco has partnered with local energy storage manufacturer Charged to trial the use of solar power stored in home batteries of customers with fixed and variable contracts in a bid to alleviate stress on the grid.
Marija Maisch
Jul 17, 2024
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Borrego Solar installation
India:1.2 GW/1.2 GWh solar, storage tender wraps at average price of $0.041/kWh, another 100 MW/130 MWh solar, storage tender launched Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has concluded a major solar and storage tender in India, with Acme Solar Holdings, Hero Solar Energy, JSW Neo Energy, and Pace Digitek Infra emerging as winners. Meanwhile, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) has started accepting bids to set up a utility-scale PV plant coupled with a big battery.
Uma Gupta
Jul 17, 2024

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