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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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Report reveals roadblocks to rooftop solar and home battery adoption Millions of Australians are missing out on the country’s renewable energy transition with a new report showing 50% of households are facing one or more structural roadblocks to making the switch to rooftop solar and batteries.
David Carroll
Jun 05, 2026
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Inox Clean to acquire Vena Energy India with 2.5 GWh BESS pipeline Vena Energy India includes around 1 GW of operating solar and wind assets, 2.5 GWh of battery energy storage capacity across advanced-stage and development projects, and a renewable energy pipeline exceeding 4 GW.
Uma Gupta
Jun 05, 2026
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EU unveils AI, flexibility and cybersecurity energy roadmap The new EU Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence in Energy aims to accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s energy system while strengthening its resilience to geopolitical, economic and technological challenges.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 05, 2026
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Polish grid attack reveals cyber-insurance gap for battery storage A 2025 cyberattack affecting roughly 30 renewable energy sites in Poland has sharpened insurer focus on battery energy storage system (BESS) risk, highlighting a coverage gap at the intersection of cyber and property policies.
Brian Publicover
Jun 04, 2026
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UK government mulls Australia-style community battery subsidy program Government exploring options to support community battery energy storage systems (BESS) deployment in a bid to cut household bills. Industry stakeholders have until the end of July to share their views.
Matthew Lynas
Jun 04, 2026
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EDP plans €1.3 billion investment in French renewables, storage Portuguese energy company EDP has announced plans to invest €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in France by 2030 to develop more than 1 GW of onshore and offshore wind, solar, and energy storage projects. The announcement was made at the Choose France summit, held June 1 at the Palace of Versailles. EDP said the investment will […]
Gwenaelle Deboutte
Jun 04, 2026
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Advait Energy Transitions signs 150 MW/300 MWh battery storage agreement in India Utilities across India are increasing investment in standalone battery storage as the country seeks additional grid flexibility to accommodate growing renewable energy capacity.
Uma Gupta
Jun 04, 2026

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China announces procurement of sodium-ion batteries with price ceiling at $150/kWh The innovative project located in a suburban district in the south of Shanghai will integrate five different energy storage technologies, including sodium-ion batteries. Its first phase will have a cumulative capacity of 40 MW/160 MWh.
Marija Maisch
Mar 24, 2025
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Sax Power doubles home battery production capacity in Germany The storage specialist has built a second assembly hall at its site near Ulm. Its new battery energy storage system (BESS), the 7.7 kWh Home Plus, will be built there.
Ralph Diermann
Mar 24, 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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