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Australian state needs 125 GWh of energy storage by 2035, says report
Just 11% of the storage capacity Western Australia needs by 2035 is currently under construction, a new report finds, with transmission bottlenecks threatening billions in clean-industry investment across the state's two largest industrial hubs.
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Agricultural issues behind recent rejection of Canadian CAES project, says official
Agricultural priorities were a key factor in a municipal council's recent rejection of a compressed air energy storage (CAES) project proposed by Bedrock Energy in Ontario, Canada, leaving the US geothermal startup without the municipal support needed to enter the province's storage procurement process.
UK grid connections reform mishandled, battery skip rates too high
Reform of Great Britain’s grid connections queue missed deadlines and was marred by inaccurate offers, poor developer engagement and digitalization issues, according to Ofgem. The regulator nevertheless found NESO delivered a “good performance” overall, meeting or exceeding expectations in seven of eight performance obligations.
Vietnam lays early policy groundwork to aggregate rooftop PV, storage, and EVs into VPPs
Vietnam is preparing to transition its power system beyond basic Time-of-Use (TOU) tariffs and industrial demand response programs toward virtual power plants (VPPs). According to a publication by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) via its Industry Agency and penned by Nguyen Huy Hoach, Scientific Council of the Vietnam Energy Journal, authorities are beginning […]
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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.
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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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