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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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CRRC Zhuzhou taps Hithium for massive 120 GWh battery supply deal The landmark supply pact highlights a shift from price wars to supply chain stability.
Vincent Shaw
18 hours ago
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What to know about ERCOT’s new RTC+B program Under the real-time co-optimization structure, batteries will be recognized as both generators and loads.
Phoebe Skok
19 hours ago
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Poland selects 183 energy storage projects under $1 billion oversubscribed subsidy program The requested funding for energy storage facilities, with a combined power output of over 20 GW and an energy capacity of 122 GWh, totaled nearly PLN 28 billion ($7.7billion) – almost seven times the program’s available budget.
Marija Maisch
21 hours ago
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Angola, Cabo Verde inaugurate major co-located battery storage projects In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has begun operating as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has switched on a 26 MWh storage system tied to an existing wind farm.
Patrick Jowett
23 hours ago
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“More than 1.7 TW of renewable and hybrid projects ‘stuck’ in grid connection queues across Europe” The Energy Storage Europe Association recommends a reform of connection procedures, the establishment of priority lanes for storage and other grid-forming projects, appropriately designed flexible connection agreements (FCAs), and the introduction of hosting capacity maps from grid operators to guide investment and improve system planning.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 09, 2025
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Colombia advances policy for 5 MW+ grid-connected and off-grid energy storage A new regulatory proposal from the Colombian government outlines the technical and commercial rules for energy storage assets. The framework targets both the national grid and remote microgrids to handle increasing climatic variability.
Luis Ini
Dec 09, 2025
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Great Britain axes 153 GW of zombie projects to clear the queue for shovel-ready BESS Grid connection overhaul removes 153 GW of battery energy storage projects from connection queue as National Energy System Operator (NESO) implements new process prioritizing ready-to-build projects. NESO’s reform followed a tenfold increase in the connections queue over a five-year period.
Matthew Lynas
Dec 09, 2025

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Tesvolt supplies NCA battery storage systems for 65 MWh German project German battery maker Tesvolt has reported its largest order to date, which will see its systems based on nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA) chemistry deployed in a 30 MW/ 65 MWh energy storage park in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Marija Maisch
Jul 02, 2024
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China southern power grid
World’s largest sodium-ion battery goes into operation The first phase of Datang Group’s 100 MW/200 MWh sodium-ion energy storage project in Qianjiang, Hubei Province, has been connected to the grid.
Marija Maisch
Jul 02, 2024
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rooftop PV
Romania mandates energy storage for prosumers Romania's parliament has adopted a bill mandating prosumers with PV systems with capacities from 10.8 kW to 400 kW to install energy storage systems.
Marija Maisch
Jul 02, 2024
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wind-solar-hybrid
Czech group MTX, Aquila Capital build 370 MW wind, 360 MW solar, 350 MW BESS hybrid project in Spain The investment in the Mimosa project, located near Baza, a town in the province of Granada in Andalusia, southern Spain, exceeds one billion euros. The consortium has invested five years in the project development, and its completion is slated for 2027.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 02, 2024
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In Conversation: ‘From the next two years on we start to see battery supply in Europe’ At Intersolar Europe 2024, ESS News spoke with Paul McCusker, President EMEA Region at Fluence, about the company’s regionalization strategy and its ambition to bring locally made products to its customers in Europe. He also spoke about EMEA-region specific technology preferences and requirements, such as noise levels and safety. Additionally, McCusker presented his views on battery price movements and key challenges to market growth.
Marija Maisch
Jun 28, 2024
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The Cellarhead BESS
624 MWh battery project breaks ground in the UK Construction has commenced on a massive battery energy storage system (BESS) project at Cellarhead in the West Midlands, with 54 BESS containers installed in only 38 days.
Marija Maisch
Jun 28, 2024
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128 MWh DC-coupled hybrid battery secures approval in Australia DC-coupled utility-scale batteries remain fairly novel in Australia.
Ev Foley
Jun 28, 2024
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India: SECI launches 1 GW/2 GWh battery storage tender, Serentica seeks partners for 800 MWh standalone battery projects Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has started accepting proposals to set up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) connected to India’s interstate transmission system (ISTS). Bidding closes on August. 5. Meanwhile, Serentica is seeking technical partners worldwide to set up interstate transmission system-connected battery energy storage systems to supply 800 MWh of battery capacity to Serentica’s round-the-clock green energy projects.
Uma Gupta
Jun 28, 2024
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Overall BESS quality has massively improved, but safety incidents make headlines Any discussion about the quality of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects must consider safety. This was something that all three of the panelists who participated in pv magazine’s Focus event at The Smarter E in Munich last week agreed upon. 
Blathnaid O’Dea, Marija Maisch
Jun 27, 2024

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