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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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Italy’s negative prices highlight battery storage opportunity Italy recorded negative wholesale electricity prices in three market zones on Oct. 14 for the first time, as low demand and solar generation created new opportunities for battery storage to capture wider price spreads.
Sergio Matalucci
Oct 23, 2026
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Rwanda tenders 800 MWh BESS project A tender is open in Rwanda for a 200 MW floating solar plant to be tied to 800 MWh of battery storage. The deadline to submit pre-qualification bids is Nov. 12.
Patrick Jowett
Oct 23, 2026
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Lithium demand from storage expected to slow to 5% annual growth Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says it expects lithium demand from stationary energy storage to grow by around 5% a year to 2030, after rising more than 60% a year for the past two years.
Brian Publicover
Oct 22, 2026
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Brazil outlines methodology for storage auction price caps Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE) has detailed how it will calculate reference costs for two battery storage capacity auctions scheduled for December 2026, while withholding final parameter values and calculations to protect competition among bidders.
Alessandra Neris
Oct 22, 2026
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China outlines new spot market rules supporting renewable energy and storage integration The revised rules would cover joint bidding, dispatch, settlement and performance assessment, alongside further electricity market reforms.
Vincent Shaw
Oct 21, 2026
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Virginia wants 16 GW of storage, Dominion’s latest published plan offers 3.5 GW Dominion’s storage plan falls short of Virginia’s target, raising questions about who will build the batteries and when.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 21, 2026
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Brazil’s grid operator sets validation rules for BESS models Brazil’s grid operator has standardized model validation for renewable energy and battery storage projects, allowing the same equipment model to be validated once for use across multiple projects.
Alessandra Neris
Oct 21, 2026

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UK grid connection overhaul to fast-track shovel-ready energy storage and renewables sites Regulator Ofgem's new system will see energy storage and renewables projects that meet land and planning requirements receive firm grid connection dates as 'Gate 2' sites. Other projects will receive indicative dates and locations, under 'Gate 1' status, and "zombie" sites will be removed from the queue.
Matthew Lynas
Apr 17, 2025
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Sungrow contracts 140 MW of batteries under Italy’s grid capacity auctions Sungrow's Emilio Manzoni discusses the fire safety precautions built into the Chinese company's battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the prospects for Sungrow in Italy's red-hot energy storage market.
Sergio Matalucci, Massimiliano Tripodo, Lara Morandotti
Apr 16, 2025
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German battery industry awaits May 27 decision on grid connection payments The nation's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) will decide whether battery energy storage systems (BESS) should pay the same construction cost subsidies for a network connection as sites which only draw down power from the grid.
Sandra Enkhardt
Apr 16, 2025
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Vietnam publishes feed-in tariffs for large-scale solar-plus-storage The Vietnamese authorities released the feed-in tariff levels for ground-mounted and floating PV plants, with or without storage.
Emiliano Bellini
Apr 16, 2025
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CEO: Battery business case ‘robust’ despite US policy uncertainty The chief executive of a London-based battery energy storage system (BESS) investor says batteries are booming but his fund has hedged its US-dollar income through 2030.
Max Hall
Apr 15, 2025
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Battery developers race for Dutch grid access as TenneT unlocks 9 GW capacity Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has unlocked over 9 GW of high-voltage grid capacity by introducing flexible contracts for off-peak hours, prompting a surge of interest from battery energy storage developers eager to secure grid access. While these contracts offer notable advantages, Aurora Energy Research says that battery storage projects continue to face challenges due to grid fees, which remain significantly higher than in other European markets.
Marija Maisch
Apr 14, 2025
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Wärtsilä: US policy upheaval could benefit Italian battery market Adam Atkinson-Lewis, from the Finnish energy storage provider, discusses Italy's forthcoming Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) auction and the bullish prospects for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 14, 2025
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Permitting boost for 5.6 GWh of Australian batteries Plans to build two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in central Queensland have received the all-clear to skip further stages of the federal government’s environmental approvals process.
David Carroll
Apr 14, 2025
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UK energy regulator opens cap-and-floor LDES application window 1 Ofgem has opened the first application window for long duration energy storage (LDES) projects under the cap-and-floor regulatory scheme. Interested parties should notify the regulator of their intent to submit projects by April 22.
Marija Maisch
Apr 11, 2025

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