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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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Australian state mandates storage for new data centers In response to community pressure, one state in Australia is pushing data centers to BYO power including energy storage from renewable sources.
Tristan Rayner
16 hours ago
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German study sees potential for 60 GW of additional energy storage via smarter use of substations Intelligently controlled battery storage systems could significantly improve the utilization of existing medium- and high-voltage transformers, says a Fraunhofer IEE study.
Petra Hannen
Sep 21, 2026
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Brazil battery auction costs likely to reach consumers, says Absae Brazil’s planned battery storage auctions could shift costs to consumers despite legislation assigning the charge to generators, according to the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions (Absae).
LĆ­via Neves
Sep 21, 2026
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UK regulator plans BESS fees to cut grid connection queue Financial commitment for battery energy storage systems (BESS) nears approval in a bid to further cut overcapacity in Great Britain's connection queue. Despite recent grid connection reform efforts, the connection queue is still more than double what’s needed for 2030 targets.
Matthew Lynas
Sep 18, 2026
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Spain launches capacity market via auctions, with key rules that support energy storage Spain is introducing a new mechanism to remunerate generation, battery storage and demand for providing firm capacity and flexibility, while increasing planned electricity grid investment through 2030 to more than €17 billion ($19.5 billion).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Sep 17, 2026
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Spain launches capacity market as grid investment rises above €17 billion Spain is introducing a new mechanism to remunerate generation, battery storage and demand for providing firm capacity and flexibility, while increasing planned electricity grid investment through 2030 to more than €17 billion ($19.5 billion).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Sep 17, 2026
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Lithuania to introduce favorable network charges for battery storage The Lithuanian government has unveiled an infrastructure package coordinating support for solar and battery storage systems, including more favorable grid connection charges for storage.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 16, 2026

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BBDF 2025: Challenges and prospects in Italy, Europe’s hottest storage market Italy is currently among Europe’s hottest battery storage markets thanks to its MACSE auction scheme, an established capacity market and the first attempts to go merchant by project developers. This market, however, is becoming increasingly competitive and both micro and macro challenges are arising.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 16, 2025
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BBDF 2025: Merchant vs. contracted strategies The 'Revenue models and market perspectives across Europe' discussion panel has delved into Europe’s hottest market showing how diversified and complex the current and future scenarios can be. The discussion also highlighted that, despite strong appetite from investors and a significant range of business models, lenders remain very cautious when it comes to risk hedging.
Emiliano Bellini
Jul 16, 2025
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BBDF 2025: Europe’s battery market is still immature From the floor of the Battery Business & Development Forum 2025, the first session delivered insights around investment strategies in battery energy storage systems across Europe and the UK.
Marian Willuhn
Jul 16, 2025
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Saint Lucia plans a 26 MWh solar plus storage project Electric utility company St Lucia Electricity Services is set to tender a 10 MW solar project with 13 MW battery energy storage later this year.
Patrick Jowett
Jul 15, 2025
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Top German court rules costruction cost fees for battery storage projects are permissible Big batteries must now pay this construction cost fee when requested by a distribution network operator. The court says that’s fair because it works to prevent the wider system from overbuilding, and pushing excess costs onto everyday electricity users.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 15, 2025
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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
Jul 15, 2025
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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
Jul 15, 2025
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CATL, Sungrow and CRRC Zhuzhou lead Chinese energy storage rankingsĀ  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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