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Irish regulator plans to reduce grid fees for energy storage
If the proposals by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities are implemented, all energy storage units would be charged solely under generator Transmission Use of System (TUoS) tariffs for the 2026/2027 tariff year, which begins on 1 October 2026.
Apr 30, 2026
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Brazil can reach 7 GW in storage by 2035
Projections from the Energy Research Company (EPE), shared during the Absolar Storage Leaders event, depend on a stable legal framework and regulatory progress. Authorities and stakeholders in the electricity sector highlight the role of batteries in reducing costs, ensuring energy security, and expanding renewable energy.
Europe: AccelerateEU supports a 200 GW storage target, but omits financing mechanism
The European Commission’s AccelerateEU energy crisis plan endorses a 200 GW battery storage target for 2030 but proposes no dedicated financing mechanism to reach it, according to SolarPower Europe (SPE), which is calling for a separate EU-wide auction funded by emissions trading revenues.
Germany may curtail preferential treatment of large battery storage facilities near substations
The recently introduced preferential treatment for large battery storage facilities within a 200-meter radius of substations may soon be scaled back under the next amendment to the building code. At a minimum, lawmakers are considering tightening the eligible zone by introducing a minimum setback of 100 meters, effectively limiting the preferential treatment to projects located within a narrower band of 100 to 200 meters around substations.
Long-duration battery storage can contribute to security of supply more cost-effectively than gas-fired power plants, LCP Delta finds
LCP Delta has conducted a study analyzing the potential contribution of long-duration battery storage to security of supply within capacity tenders in Germany, including an economic comparison with gas-fired power plants and the resulting costs to the public. However, the authors explicitly note that they are not advocating for a complete phase-out of new gas-fired power plants.
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General Motors to supply Redwood Materials with new and second-life batteries for stationary storage
US President Donald Trump has declared his disdain for electric vehicles (EVs) and with sales disappointing, carmakers who invested heavily in battery production could follow General Motors' (GM) lead and diversify into stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS).
nTeaser: Investors increasingly interested in solar-plus-storage in Italy
'Many of the indicative offers submitted through nTeaser are conditional on successful participation in the MACSE auction, highlighting the central role of this mechanism in de-risking battery energy storage system (BESS) investment and making projects bankable,' nTeaser CEO Carmen Izquierdo Serrano told pv magazine Italia.
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India awarded 7.6 GW of battery storage via tenders in H1 2025, Rystad Energy says
India awarded 5.4 GW of colocated solar plus battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 2.2 GW of standalone BESS to developers in the first half of 2025. This marks the nation’s highest BESS allocation to date, says a new report by Rystad Energy.
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