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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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Bid Energy plans 4 GWh battery project for East coast of Australia Another big battery project has been unveiled for the Australian state of New South Wales with the state and federal governments receiving a proposal for a 1 GW / 4 GWh battery energy storage facility to be developed around 90 km north of Sydney.
David Carroll
1 hour ago
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Worldwide battery storage installations up 54% in first half of 2025, June sets monthly record Globally, battery energy storage system (BESS) installations were up 54% in 2025 compared with the first half of 2024.
Tristan Rayner
2 hours ago
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CATL, Sungrow and CRRC Zhuzhou lead Chinese energy storage rankings  The China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) has released its 2024 rankings of Chinese energy storage companies, with CATL, Sungrow, and CRRC Zhuzhou Institute securing top positions across key segments.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 11, 2025
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Australian scheme to deliver 100 neighborhood batteries kicks off final funding round The Australian state of Victoria has launched its third and final round of grant funding through the 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program, offering AUD$400,000 per battery through multiple streams of eligibility to a pool of nine council regions.
Ev Foley
Jul 11, 2025
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US bets on fire-resilient batteries in latest $15m storage awards Non-lithium chemistry stands out as an attractive option for fire-resilient devices.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 10, 2025
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One Big, Beautiful Bill Act for US energy storage: navigating ‘foreign entity of concern’ rules The 'FEOC' restrictions deny tax credits for projects that exceed using certain thresholds of Chinese products.
Ryan Kennedy
Jul 10, 2025
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How energy storage could solve the growing US power crisis The opportunity is clear: with the right policy reforms, revenue mechanisms, and investment frameworks, energy storage can deliver near-term reliability, long-term resilience, and economic returns.
Rick Labrecque
Jul 09, 2025

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Aggreko mulls gas plant-battery hybrid projects for Brazil’s capacity auctions The English and US-owned business could offer gas-plus-storage projects in a thermal and hydro capacity reserve auction (LRCAP) planned for June as well as bidding in this year's planned energy storage tender.
Livia Neves
Feb 03, 2025
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Battery anode AD/CVD case moves forward, threatening to double U.S. battery costs The United States International Trade Commission has affirmed it will move forward with antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, which may lead to tariffs as high as 920% on a critical battery material.
Ryan Kennedy
Feb 03, 2025
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How the US can get back in the driver’s seat of its battery future While the United States needs to develop its own lithium-ion battery supply chain, it is just as important for the nation to diversify its supply beyond the dominant technology and into new battery chemistries.
Mukesh Chatter
Jan 31, 2025
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GoldenPeaks Capital targets 600 MWh BESS portfolio expansion The European renewables investor has announced a battery energy storage system (BESS)-centered strategy following its success in the Polish Capacity Market auction.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 31, 2025
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Germany’s battery storage fleet surges to 19 GWh Last year, the number of newly installed residential battery energy storage systems in Germany fell slightly. In contrast, the capacity of large-scale storage systems with a power output of more than 1 MW doubled within a year.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jan 31, 2025
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Australian government push for community electrification met with renewed calls for federal residential battery subsidy With the Australian federal government increasing efforts to support community electrification programs, industry bodies have responded with renewed calls for a national program to accelerate residential battery uptake. The Smart Energy Council said that, as a federal election campaign looms, a battery support scheme could be promised and implemented quickly, delivering a “win for hip pockets.”
Jonathan Gifford
Jan 30, 2025
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Indian tenders for 2.9 GWh of energy storage capacity State-owned NTPC wants national solar-plus-storage sites including 600 MW/2.4 GWh of energy storage and the state of Telangana is tendering for 250 MW/500 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Uma Gupta
Jan 30, 2025
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Canceled Australian pumped-hydro site could see energy bills rocket Bill payers could be paying 60% more for their electricity in 2035 and 40% more per year through 2040 unless the government of Queensland can provide an alternative to the shelved 5 GW/120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) project.
Max Hall
Jan 30, 2025
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Qair secures 800 MWh of Polish battery storage projects The French independent power producer has secured 17-year contracts for the two battery storage projects in Poland's 2029 capacity market auction.
Marija Maisch
Jan 29, 2025

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