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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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US DOE awards $14m for unique energy storage systems for critical facilities and infrastructure The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) fund will back an organic quinone flow battery and an iron and sodium long duration energy storage (LDES) system in California, plus a lithium battery with a novel cathode material in New York state.
Max Hall
19 hours ago
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ContourGlobal announces 9.5 GWh BESS acquisitions in Italy ContourGlobal has annouunced that it has acquired 1.6 GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy with up to 9.5 GWh of energy storage capacity ahead of the MACSE auctions. The entire portfolio is expected to be commissioned in 2028.
Sergio Matalucci
Jul 03, 2025
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Repono signs 1.4 GWh supply deal with HyperStrong Beijing-based HyperStrong said it will help deploy 1.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Europe by 2027 as Repono aims to develop 100 GWh by 2030.
Max Hall
Jul 03, 2025
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German innovation tender four times oversubscribed, 29 PV+BESS projects awarded The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) received bids totaling over 2 GW in its latest innovation tender, which is open to renewable energy projects incorporating storage systems, among others. The awarded tariffs for combined photovoltaic and storage projects ranged from €0.0500 to €0.0639 per kWh.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025
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Brazilian energy storage regulation due this year, regulator official says Daniel Danna, rapporteur for regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica's (ANEEL) Public Consultation (CP) 39, of 2023, told Brazil's Chamber of Deputies initial energy storage rules would be published in the second half of the year, with two rounds of further regulatory discussion due to finish by 2028.
Livia Neves
Jul 03, 2025
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Sonnen: Intelligent battery charging vital for home solar arrays The ever-increasing number of negative electricity price hours is affecting owners of solar arrays. This year, the shortfall in payments from the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) could rise to around €250 ($294), affecting 40% of annual revenue, according to a projection by storage company Sonnen.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025
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Australian battery maker Vaulta enters US market Queensland-based battery manufacturer Vaulta has partnered with American company eFinery Energy to explore the feasibility of deploying its batteries in the United States and establishing a licensed assembly facility there.
David Carroll
Jul 02, 2025

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Australia launches tender for 16 GWh of dispatchable capacity The third tender of the Australian government’s Capacity Investment Scheme has opened, seeking 4 GW/16 GWh of dispatchable capacity for the National Electricity Market (NEM), with the state of Victoria receiving the largest, 1 GW/4 GWh slice.
Ev Foley
Nov 14, 2024
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Ireland’s battery storage fleet to grow to 13.5 GWh by 2030 Cornwall Insight calculates that Ireland’s battery storage capacity will reach 13.5 GWh by 2030, up from 2.7 GWh in 2025.
Marija Maisch
Nov 13, 2024
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Greece launches 200 MW battery storage auction Interested parties can submit bids by December 23. Awarded projects will be announced in February 2025 and need to be connected to the grid by April 2026.
Marija Maisch
Nov 12, 2024
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Italy launches new one-stop application system for battery projects The 'single authorization' process, accessed via the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (Mase) website, will be launched on Dec 2, 2024.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Nov 12, 2024
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Barbados initiates its first battery storage tender The eastern Caribbean island nation is procuring 60 MW of battery energy storage systems in its first such tender.
Marija Maisch
Nov 12, 2024
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Jordan’s new electricity law encourages investment in energy storage The new law aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of Jordan’s electricity infrastructure and introduces the concept of energy storage in the country's legislation for the first time.
Marija Maisch
Nov 11, 2024
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Indian state of Rajasthan tendering up to 2 GWh of battery storage capacity State utility Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is tendering for 500 MW/1 GWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) and may allot double that capacity, given sufficient demand.
Uma Gupta
Nov 08, 2024
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German energy storage association joins calls to avoid policy deadlock after governing coalition’s collapse The Bundesverband Energiespeicher (BVES) says Germany's "traffic light" coalition had been creaking for a while and its break-up could represent an opportunity to give businesses more freedom to embrace the energy transition.
Sandra Enkhardt, Max Hall
Nov 07, 2024
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Clean energy groups warn of policy stalemate as Germany’s governing coalition collapses With the collaboration between the socialist Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), the Greens, and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) collapsing, Germany is left without a majority government.
Sandra Enkhardt
Nov 07, 2024

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