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Latin America ‘needs modern grid infrastructure, stable regulation, and pro-investment policy’ Atlas Renewable Energy recently inaugurated the 200 MW/800 MWh 'BESS Del Desierto' project in Chile's Antofagasta region days after closing $510 million to build the 215 MW solar plus 418 MW/1,672 MWh BESS Estepa site. pv magazine spoke with Alfredo Solar, Atlas' regional manager for Chile, about those milestones, the state of the sector, and LatAm's renewables prospects.

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Australian state fast tracks 700 MWh battery project approval The government of Victoria has greenlit what is to be one of the state’s biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) as it seeks to accelerate the development of projects to support its renewable energy ambitions.

20 hours ago

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Battery reprieve as US-China tariffs go on hold for 90 days The battery industry relies on a supply chain in China, and previous headline tariff numbers had painted a tough picture for project affordability and bankability.

May 12, 2025

Tenders

Australian state targets 1 GW of energy storage with tender New South Wales' (NSW) Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap tender program will aim to procure 2 GW/16 GWh of long duration energy storage (LDES) capacity by 2030.

May 12, 2025

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When will Europe harness the grid power of mobile batteries as stationary storage? Industry representatives are calling for countries like Italy to give as much prominence to the potential of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging as they do to utility scale batteries.

May 09, 2025

Grid-scale

Germany, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Spain to lead European battery market through 2029 Annual installations are expected to reach around 120 GWh by 2029, for a total of 400 GWh, according to a report by PV trade body SolarPower Europe.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 09, 2025

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SolarPower Europe expels Huawei amid EU bribery probe SolarPower Europe (SPE) has dropped Huawei as a member amid an EU corruption investigation, as the European Commission moves to sever ties with trade groups representing the Chinese tech giant. The decision marks the first such removal by the Brussels-based solar lobby.

Brian Publicover

May 08, 2025

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Rhode Island enacts energy storage law, targeting 600 MW by 2033 With the signing into law of the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act, Rhode Island is targeting 90 MW of energy storage by 2026, 195 MW by 2028, and 600 MW by 2033. The state is also aiming to meet 100% of its electricity demand renewables by 2030.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jul 03, 2024

Tenders

Western Australia’s capacity tender seeks 2 GWh of energy storage The ball is rolling on the Australian government’s pending Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 2 focussing on the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market and which seeks an indicative target of 500 MW of four-hour equivalent dispatchable capacity, or 2,000 MWh.

Jul 03, 2024

rooftop PV

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Romania mandates energy storage for prosumers Romania's parliament has adopted a bill mandating prosumers with PV systems with capacities from 10.8 kW to 400 kW to install energy storage systems.

Jul 02, 2024

Dr. George Hilton talking to Marija Maisch

Supply chain

In Conversation: ‘Good time to be battery storage developer’ At Intersolar Europe 2024, ESS News spoke with George Hilton, research and analysis manager at S&P Global, about the state of play in the battery energy storage supply chain and falling prices. According to Hilton, the overcapacity at every level of the supply chain has led to prices that are no longer sustainable for many market players. Meanwhile, technological innovation has led to an unprecedented variety of battery storage technologies on offer, and for a great number of markets the right time to jump in is now.

Jun 27, 2024

Javier Izcue talks to Sergio Matalucci (right)

Markets

Sungrow executive dampens hopes for imminent storage boom in Italy Javier Izcue, vice president SG Europe at Sungrow, tells pv magazine that Italy will install 30 GW of batteries by 2030, but notes that the boom is not looming in the near term, as previously predicted.

Sergio Matalucci

Jun 25, 2024

N.Y. battery storage site

Policy

New York policy authorizes $814.6 million to fund energy storage The new order puts the state on track to install 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.

Jun 24, 2024

Policy

Global Battery Alliance launches Battery Passport pilots The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has just launched the second wave of its Battery Passport pilots, which includes 11 pilot consortia. This second wave will establish the Minimum Viable Product of the GBA Battery Passport with a product-level ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) score.

Jun 21, 2024

Chart showing the simulation for one autumn day

Software

BESS, deep learning simulations: decrease in wholesale price variability Donato Leo is the author of a study on the relationship between photovoltaics, batteries and wholesale energy prices in Italy. Leo's deep learning simulations suggest changes in energy prices as installed battery capacity increases.

Sergio Matalucci

Jun 20, 2024

Azeglio LDES container

Finance

New York offers $5 million for long-duration storage projects The funding will advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions and be available via a competitive solicitation run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Jun 14, 2024

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