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Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.

Sergio Matalucci

May 23, 2025

Tenders

Argentina publishes details of 500 MW battery tender The AlmaGBA Storage tender, for the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), will pay a fixed $10/MW of electricity supplied and energy storage capacity bids must have a maximum cost of $15,000/MW/month.

May 22, 2025

Manufacturing

US solar, energy storage industries demand Reconciliation Bill amendments Trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has warned President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," if passed as written, will have a devastating impact on US clean energy jobs and manufacturing and will threaten the nation's ability to meet electricity demand.

May 20, 2025

Policy

The BESS winners and losers of the second Trumpian era Early movers gain ground while others face delays and rising risks.

May 20, 2025

Auctions

A critical moment for Brazilian energy storage A national procurement round for energy storage systems, planned in the second half of the year, is at risk of lengthy delay just as the grid operator is being forced to curtail large volumes of excess clean electricity.

May 20, 2025

Policy

Virginia governor vetoes more energy storage despite data centers roaring for more power Virginia has the largest data center market in the world but imports more energy than any other state. A bill to increase energy storage buildout was unanimously passed by the Senate, but then vetoed by the governor.

May 19, 2025

Auctions

Will MACSE auction put Italy at the front of battery deployment? Attendees at the NetZero Milan summit last week heard an anticipated flood of subsidized utility-scale batteries will help meet all the nation's grid needs.

Sergio Matalucci

May 19, 2025

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Markets

China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.

Jan 23, 2025

Auctions

Renewables-plus-storage auctions to gain traction in India India Ratings (Ind-Ra) expects renewable-energy-plus-storage tenders to proliferate to meet the National Electricity Plan's energy storage requirement of around 74 GW/411 GWh.

Jan 22, 2025

Policy

Trump policy risks to battery energy storage industry Five major risks are on the horizon, said Clean Energy Associates.

Jan 17, 2025

Policy

Germany’s DIN and DKE offer guidance for companies preparing for EU battery passport The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (DKE) have developed a standard that defines the data attributes of battery passports, which will become mandatory.

Jan 16, 2025

Auctions

How Brazil’s first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could impact battery demand Changes to Brazil's first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could undermine the expansion of the procurement regime to include battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the second exercise of the year, according to Markus Vlasits, chairman of Brazil's energy storage trade body.

Jan 15, 2025

CATL batteries

Policy

CEA: Trade barriers set to see U.S. BESS prices increase 35% in 2025 2025 is likely to see battery prices surge in the United States on the back of increases in tariffs and duties imposed on battery energy storage systems and their components from China. While lithium iron phosphate (LFP) capacity is being established outside of China, few options exist today to dodge costs of increasing tariffs.

Jonathan Gifford

Jan 14, 2025

Supply chain

China proposes to cut exports of battery cathode and lithium processing technologies China is proposing an export ban on critical battery cathode and lithium processing technologies which could further solidify its upstream dominance.

Jan 09, 2025

Policy

Chile has 15 GW of energy storage under environmental permitting The Chilean Association of Renewable Energy and Storage (Acera) says 3 GW of energy storage projects have gotten off the ground and another 15 GW are at the environmental permitting stage.

Jan 09, 2025

Flow batteries

Quinone redox flow battery company secures $2.6m for commercial pilot site Quino Energy says the mildly alkaline nature of its storage medium means it can be installed in existing oil industry holding tanks.

Jan 09, 2025

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