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Reducing battery storage taxes key to managing Brazil’s electricity price hikes Brazil's solar trade body Absolar says reducing the tax burden on battery energy storage systems could reduce almost BRL 1 billion ($177 million) of curtailment-related clean energy losses since 2022 and help keep energy bills down.

13 hours ago

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Western Australia grants collocated energy storage works grid license exemption Electricity distribution and transmission license exemptions in the state's South West Interconnected System grid have been extended to include collocated storage sites.

14 hours ago

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Energy storage in Mexico: fertile ground for technological development and investment With Mexico's president-elect having announced an intent to attract renewables investment, energy storage was the subject of much discussion at the Intersolar Mexico trade show.

Jorge Zarco, Max Hall

Sep 09, 2024

Distributed

ES Solar and sonnen find US success with Wattsmart VPP program in Utah ES Solar (ESS) says its objective is to retrofit 40% of all residential solar arrays in the US state with sonnen virtual power plant (VPP) batteries.

Sep 06, 2024

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German state Schleswig-Holstein promotes commercial energy storage Small and medium-sized companies can apply for financial support for storage systems. Electricity storage facilities must obtain at least 75% of their annual energy from a directly connected renewable energy plant to be eligible for a grant.

Sep 05, 2024

Finance

Poland relaunches residential solar, storage rebate scheme The sixth edition of the Polish government’s residential solar and storage rebate scheme is now open, with a total budget of PLN 400 million ($103.2 million). Applications will be accepted until Dec. 20, or until funds are exhausted.

Sep 05, 2024

Finance

Early retirement of coal-fired power plants in APAC region good for bottom line: study Multi-country research has found that retiring coal-fired power plants sooner rather than later can have financial benefits for investors, and free up capital for investing in renewables.

Sep 03, 2024

Moving in circles

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pv magazine Awards 2024

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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

August 05 – September 27, 2024

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pv magazine Roundtables Europe

Our virtual RTEU will be back soon with an exciting program and in-depth content sessions about the European solar and storage industry. December 05, 2024 | Virtual Event

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Reducing battery storage taxes key to managing Brazil’s electricity price hikes Brazil's solar trade body Absolar says reducing the tax burden on battery energy storage systems could reduce almost BRL 1 billion ($177 million) of curtailment-related clean energy losses since 2022 and help keep energy bills down.

13 hours ago

Grid-scale

Western Australia grants collocated energy storage works grid license exemption Electricity distribution and transmission license exemptions in the state's South West Interconnected System grid have been extended to include collocated storage sites.

14 hours ago

Policy

Energy storage in Mexico: fertile ground for technological development and investment With Mexico's president-elect having announced an intent to attract renewables investment, energy storage was the subject of much discussion at the Intersolar Mexico trade show.

Jorge Zarco, Max Hall

Sep 09, 2024

Distributed

ES Solar and sonnen find US success with Wattsmart VPP program in Utah ES Solar (ESS) says its objective is to retrofit 40% of all residential solar arrays in the US state with sonnen virtual power plant (VPP) batteries.

Sep 06, 2024

Policy

German state Schleswig-Holstein promotes commercial energy storage Small and medium-sized companies can apply for financial support for storage systems. Electricity storage facilities must obtain at least 75% of their annual energy from a directly connected renewable energy plant to be eligible for a grant.

Sep 05, 2024

Finance

Poland relaunches residential solar, storage rebate scheme The sixth edition of the Polish government’s residential solar and storage rebate scheme is now open, with a total budget of PLN 400 million ($103.2 million). Applications will be accepted until Dec. 20, or until funds are exhausted.

Sep 05, 2024

Finance

Early retirement of coal-fired power plants in APAC region good for bottom line: study Multi-country research has found that retiring coal-fired power plants sooner rather than later can have financial benefits for investors, and free up capital for investing in renewables.

Sep 03, 2024

Policy

Imported LFP battery cells from China could be cheaper than US-made products even after tariff hikes While all lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell supplies to the US currently come exclusively from China, local players are ramping up to start supplying the market from 2026 onwards. Different outcomes are on the table depending on the tariffs applied.

Aug 30, 2024

Opinion & Analysis

Global energy storage market: H1 2024 installation figures Policy mandates in China have driven the global energy storage market in the first half of 2024 to new highs, backed by the rapid growth in the US market. Meanwhile, Europe posted mixed results. Robin Song, InfoLink Consulting’s energy storage analyst, breaks down the figures.

Aug 30, 2024

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