Newsletter
Policy
Advertisement

Latest News

View article
Flow batteries
US bets on fire-resilient batteries in latest $15m storage awards Non-lithium chemistry stands out as an attractive option for fire-resilient devices.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 10, 2025
View article
Supply chain
One Big, Beautiful Bill Act for US energy storage: navigating ‘foreign entity of concern’ rules The 'FEOC' restrictions deny tax credits for projects that exceed using certain thresholds of Chinese products.
Ryan Kennedy
Jul 10, 2025
View article
Policy
How energy storage could solve the growing US power crisis The opportunity is clear: with the right policy reforms, revenue mechanisms, and investment frameworks, energy storage can deliver near-term reliability, long-term resilience, and economic returns.
Rick Labrecque
Jul 09, 2025
View article
Markets
India installed 341 MWh of battery energy storage capacity in 2024, says Mercom India’s cumulative battery energy storage installations are expected to reach nearly 15 GWh by 2027.
Uma Gupta
Jul 09, 2025
View article
Distributed
‘After the blackout, we saw a 70% increase in demand for batteries and hybrid kits’ Javier Rodríguez Lizcano, CEO of clean energy wholesaler Solarbox, tells pv magazine Spain about solar equipment trends and highlights growing interest in batteries and hybrid systems for homes and small businesses.
Jose Pedrosa
Jul 08, 2025
View article
Manufacturing
Tesla deploys 9.6 GWh of battery storage in Q2, 10 GWh Nevada cell factory ‘nears completion’ The electric vehicle company reported flat energy storage growth, quarter over quarter, but nearly 50% growth year-to-date, compared with 2024. Tesla has deployed 37.9 GWh over the past four quarters and is approaching 100 GWh deployed.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Jul 08, 2025
View article
Distributed
Batteries paired with 26% of new rooftop PV in Spain in 2024 The figure underscores continual growth in distributed energy despite a decline in total installed storage capacity.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 07, 2025

All Policy news

View article
Distributed
Sonnen: Intelligent battery charging vital for home solar arrays The ever-increasing number of negative electricity price hours is affecting owners of solar arrays. This year, the shortfall in payments from the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) could rise to around €250 ($294), affecting 40% of annual revenue, according to a projection by storage company Sonnen.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jul 03, 2025
View article
Grid-scale
WoodMac: World needs 1.4 TW of grid-forming batteries by 2034 The data company says investments of $1.2 trillion in battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be required to support the installation of over 5.9 TW of new wind and solar capacity globally through 2034.
Max Hall
Jul 02, 2025
View article
Policy
How ERCOT’s upcoming RTC+B program could unlock new value streams for storage ERCOT’s long-anticipated real-time co-optimization initiative marks a fundamental shift in how batteries are treated, dispatched and monetized across the Texas grid.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 02, 2025
View article
Policy
SolarPower Europe launches the Battery Storage Europe Platform The organization is calling for a tenfold increase in battery energy storage in Europe by 2030, to reach 500 GWh to 780 GWh.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 02, 2025
View article
Finance
Indian battery incentives cut could raise tariffs but will be offset by falling energy storage costs The second round of support in India's Viability Gap Funding (VGF) program will offer incentives for battery energy storage systems (BESS) capped a third lower than in the first round of awards, noted SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS).
Uma Gupta
Jul 02, 2025
View article
Policy
Japan poised for a battery boom With residential, commercial, and industrial batteries expected to balloon in the years ahead – and grid-scale systems beginning to appear – harmonizing Japan's split-frequency grid and resolving regulatory ambiguity could rocket-fuel the industry.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025
View article
Auctions
South Africa signs off on 612 MWh Red Sands battery Described as Africa's biggest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) to reach commercial close, the Northern Cape project was constructed by the development finance bodies of the United Kingdom and Norwegian governments.
Max Hall
Jun 30, 2025
View article
Auctions
Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges and lack of regulation While Brazil wastes billions of real on curtailment, the electricity sector is demanding urgent action on an energy storage capacity reserve auction which is now not expected until 2026. 'What is missing is the courage to unlock the market,' said Greener CEO Marcio Takata.
Alessandra Neris
Jun 30, 2025
View article
Distributed
US solar installers learn to be nimble in selling batteries States whose net billing programs offer payments lower than the retail electricity rate are those in which batteries are most popular.
David Kuchta
Jun 30, 2025
Newsletter

Get the latest news about energy storage in your inbox

Sign up to our daily free newsletter below by entering your email

This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy.

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close