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EcoFlow reports storage surge as Germany reaches 1 million balcony power systems registered
EcoFlow reveals just how much storage is being added into the plug-in balcony solar system ecosystem in Germany. ESS News spoke with Arne Herkelmann, regional product manager at EcoFlow, about the milestone, the critical data shaping the market, and the hurdles that remain in Germany and wider Europe.
Jun 13, 2025
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Australian regulator to fine grid assets which destabilize ferquency and reward those which balance it
Regulator the Australian Energy Market Operator's (AEMO) reform of frequency performance payments (FPP) will future-proof the National Electricity Market (NEM) grid by setting real-time incentives for fast and flexible assets such as batteries.
Italian region allocates funding for renewables, energy storage for business
Sardinia's councillor for industry, Emanuele Cani, announced grant funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Sulcis Iglesiente mining region and said a wider program of help would be offered across the island in due course.
Why long-duration doesn’t pay – yet.
Despite growing recognition of long-duration storage’s importance, independent system operator (ISO) and regional transmission organization (RTO) market structures in the US still reward short-term response, leaving developers little financial incentive to build batteries with more than two hours of capacity.
Cybersecurity as a powerful tool to enable resilient energy storage projects
Compliance with ever-increasing cybersecurity regulations is a challenge for many in the energy storage industry but it creates big opportunities for risk-mitigation. Katherine Hutton and Lars Stephan, from energy storage integrator Fluence, take a closer look at cybersecurity compliance risks and how investors can mitigate revenue losses with a clear strategy.
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Key takeaways from Spain’s AEPIBAL Day energy storage event
While the AEPIBAL Day (AD) event featured positive policy announcements, association president Luis Marquina said energy storage projects need priority designation to speed their deployment and must continue to be eligible for the Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) subsidy program.
AEPIBAL Day: Capacity mechanism progress, upcoming new regulation for energy storage in Spain
Delegates from Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO), National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC), Red Eléctrica de España (REE), and the autonomous communities met at the annual event staged by the Business Association of Batteries, Cells, and Energy Storage (AEPIBAL).
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BVES Investor Summit: “Making money with BESS is easier than ever”
The financial sector is increasingly throwing its weight behind battery energy storage systems (BESS), but transparent regulations are necessary to keep the investment going. This was one of the resounding messages from the 2nd BVES Investor Summit, held in Berlin on Wednesday.
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Wartsila says right signals needed to drive Australian battery investment
One of the biggest players in Australia’s surging battery energy storage system (BESS) market says regulators and policymakers must establish effective frameworks for market access and get the market signals right to ensure continued investment.
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