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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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Battery boost needed to solve India’s energy gridlock India has made significant strides toward its goal of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel generation capacity by 2030. However, this progress could be undermined if more focus is not placed on the integration of renewables. Rystad Energy analyst Uttamarani Pati examines India’s progress on storage and transmission upgrades.
Uttamarani Pati
Nov 07, 2025
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Illinois to save consumers $12 billion over 20 years with battery storage Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the works.
William Driscoll
Nov 07, 2025
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Legal reform brings positivity and concerns for battery storage in Brazil The inclusion of storage in Brazil's renewable energy tax reductions on renewable energy projects, as well as the legal provision for storage's participation in auction are positive signs for the attraction of investments to Brazilian BESS. However, the industry has concerns around the allocation of costs in capacity reserve auctions.
Livia Neves
Nov 06, 2025
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Spanish government approves new decree to boost energy storage The new regulation, which integrates several measures from the so-called "Anti-Blackout Decree," aims to promote energy storage, modernize infrastructure, and accelerate the electrification of the economy, while enhancing supervision, control, and transparency.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Nov 05, 2025
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Illinois responds to OBBBA with 3 GW of energy storage, VPPs, and more The state is moving an energy bill through the legislature, that would – among other things – institute a 3 GW energy storage goal, create virtual power plant (VPP) and time of use plans, enact permitting reform, and more while concurrently reopening the solar program allowing it to more than double the year’s capacity goals.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Nov 05, 2025
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Key takeaways from All Energy Australia 2025 The strong interest in battery storage was evident on the trade show floor, riding the wave of a rapid surge in residential BESS adoption. Moreover, despite the ongoing challenge of solar price cannibalization, Australia’s PV market appears poised for a period of accelerated growth.
Jonathan Gifford
Nov 04, 2025
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Sunotec, Shell seal cross-border hedge for 600+ MWh battery storage In a double announcement, Bulgarian energy storage and solar developer Sunotec confirmed two major milestones: the signing of a cross-border spread hedge agreement with Shell, linked to more than 600 MWh of battery energy storage projects, and the official signing of a 2.4 GWh battery storage supply agreement with Sungrow.
Marija Maisch
Nov 04, 2025

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Greece awards 189 MW of battery storage in third auction Greece’s latest auction has awarded subsidies to 188.9 MW of standalone, front-of-the-meter, utility-scale battery energy storage. The auction was the third and final edition of a battery storage subsidy program launched in 2023, with the country now turning its focus towards a new 4.7 GW unsibsidized BESS scheme.
Ilias Tsagas
Mar 24, 2025
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China’s Huadian announces winners in 6 GWh BESS tender with average bid at $65/kWh The procurement exercise has attracted 67 battery energy storage companies but only six have emerged as winners. The average bid stood at CNY 0.473/Wh ($65/kWh).
Marija Maisch
Mar 24, 2025
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‘Without energy storage, renewables are not serious power plants’ Chinese inverter and energy storage maker Sungrow invited 300 guests from 20 European countries to its ESS [energy storage system] Experience Day event in Munich, Germany. Discussions focused on energy storage, projects, market figures, and the energy transition. The conclusion: More storage and grid expansion are needed.
Marian Willuhn
Mar 21, 2025
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India raises subsidized battery target to 13.2 GWh The Indian government has increased the battery energy storage target of its viability gap funding (VGF) program to 13.2 GWh. The subsidy scheme provides financial support for up to 40% of battery energy storage system (BESS) project capital costs.
Uma Gupta
Mar 21, 2025
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The story of US energy storage If all of the energy storage-related requests for proposal (RfPs), site applications, and other utility proposals that were active at the end of 2024 take shape, US utilities will add more than 18.5 GW of energy storage capacity.
Vincent Potter
Mar 21, 2025
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California rewrites safety standards for battery storage Following the Moss Landing battery fire incident in January 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed further enhancement of battery energy storage safety.
Marija Maisch
Mar 20, 2025
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Western Australia tender attracts seven times planned capacity, awards 2.6 GWh of battery storage The sites, awarded in the first round of the state's auctions under the national Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), will have a total capacity of 654 MW/2,595 MWh.
Ev Foley
Mar 20, 2025
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US energy storage installations grow 33% year-over-year Storage deployment in the United States grew across all segments and is forecast to grow another 25% in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Ryan Kennedy
Mar 20, 2025
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‘EU aim of 90% European batteries by 2030 is way off’ European battery cell demand could hit 1 TWh per year by 2030 so domestic manufacturing capacity is vital to avoid dependence on Asia. Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) says the European Union's 90% local battery target will be missed in half of its modeled scenarios.
Sandra Enkhardt
Mar 19, 2025

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