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Greece: 12 GW+ of merchant batteries wait for the green light as curtailments escalate
Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.
Australia’s big batteries become controversial: Trina Solar withdraws application as state governments intervene
The state of Queensland’s large battery projects approval mechanisms are under scrutiny after Trina Solar withdrew its 200 MW / 800 MWh Pleystowe battery energy storage system (BESS) project, while state ministers stepped into two other contested projects proposed by Potentia Energy and Iberdrola.
Mar 16, 2026
Ukraine prioritizes solar-plus-storage in renewables auctions
Newly-implemented rules governing Ukraine’s energy market introduce solar-plus-storage systems as a separate auction category, ease regulatory barriers governing standalone storage projects and establish processes for renewable energy facilities located in Ukraine’s occupied territories.
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Germany solar industry association pushes for binding 2030 target of 100 GWh of battery storage
Today's installed capacity would have to quadruple over the next five years to attain that goal. The association has also made recommendations on how storage expansion can be accelerated and can support the energy system.
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Day-ahead European electricity market switches to 15-minute intervals
More accurate mapping of renewable energy generation is expected, which could bring advantages for solar sites involved in direct marketing. Customers with dynamic electricity tariffs or load management, as well as battery storage operators, are also likely to benefit.
Czechia introduces new licensing rules for energy storage
An amendment to Czechia’s Energy Act has raised the threshold for mandatory electricity generation licences from 50 kW to 100 kW for solar installations generating power for direct consumption. The update also eases rules for energy storage, exempting systems from separate licensing if their capacity does not exceed 20% above that of the connected renewable energy source.
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Flexible interconnection an option to free up Californian grid for more storage, solar
The state has given developers the option of limiting grid electricity feed-in from their projects at specified times, to ease network congestion. Now, just the hardware required to flexibly control output is needed…
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