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Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 13, 2025
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Cyprus introduces energy storage subsidy scheme Cyprus’ Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has launched a subsidy scheme for energy storage systems that can be added alongside existing renewable energy plants. Eligible renewable power plants should be remunerated either by feed-in tariffs (FiTs) or net billing systems.
Ilias Tsagas
Feb 11, 2025
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A fork in the road for energy storage Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
Marek Kubik
Feb 10, 2025
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Energy storage, solar groups lobby Trump administration Representatives of more than 2,000 companies held more than 100 meetings with members of Congress plus Democrat and Republican staff in Washington DC, in a bid to save clean energy manufacturing tax credits.
Anne Fischer
Feb 10, 2025
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Tesla to build battery ‘re-manufacturing’ facility in Western Australia The electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage brand will expand its presence in Australia with a “re-manufacturing” facility at Collie, in Western Australia’s (WA) southwest, to service its grid-scale and residential battery energy storage products.
David Carroll
Feb 10, 2025
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US energy storage thrives amid political, market uncertainty A recent webinar by Vermont-based nonprofit the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) highlighted how the investment tax credit (ITC) for standalone energy storage, granted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), has supercharged growth.
Phoebe Skok
Feb 07, 2025
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Energy storage among tax-exempt proposals in Bangladesh Bangladesh’s government has proposed exempting renewable energy equipment, including energy storage systems, from import duties and value-added tax (VAT) under its draft Renewable Energy Policy 2025. If approved, the provisions would take effect upon publication in the country's official gazette.
Syful Islam
Feb 07, 2025

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US flow battery makers discuss life under Trump ESS News spoke to Matt Harper, from vanadium flow battery (VFB) maker Invinity, and Eugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy, which uses a water-based electrolyte in its aqeous organic quinone redox flow batteries.
Max Hall
Jan 27, 2025
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Battery energy storage systems situated in a clearing of a wooded area with green trees and a small pathway.
Ottawa approves new regulation for battery storage The official plan and zoning amendments set policy direction for siting BESS within Ottawa's rural and urban areas.
Marija Maisch
Jan 27, 2025
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China’s new energy storage capacity surges to 74 GW/168 GWh in 2024, up 130% YoY In 2024 alone, China added 42.37 GW/101.13 GWh of new storage capacity (excluding pumped hydro), with an average discharge duration of 2.3 hours—up from 2.1 hours in 2023.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 23, 2025
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Renewables-plus-storage auctions to gain traction in India India Ratings (Ind-Ra) expects renewable-energy-plus-storage tenders to proliferate to meet the National Electricity Plan's energy storage requirement of around 74 GW/411 GWh.
Uma Gupta
Jan 22, 2025
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Trump policy risks to battery energy storage industry Five major risks are on the horizon, said Clean Energy Associates.
Ryan Kennedy
Jan 17, 2025
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Germany’s DIN and DKE offer guidance for companies preparing for EU battery passport The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (DKE) have developed a standard that defines the data attributes of battery passports, which will become mandatory.
Ralph Diermann
Jan 16, 2025
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How Brazil’s first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could impact battery demand Changes to Brazil's first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could undermine the expansion of the procurement regime to include battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the second exercise of the year, according to Markus Vlasits, chairman of Brazil's energy storage trade body.
Livia Neves
Jan 15, 2025
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CEA: Trade barriers set to see U.S. BESS prices increase 35% in 2025 2025 is likely to see battery prices surge in the United States on the back of increases in tariffs and duties imposed on battery energy storage systems and their components from China. While lithium iron phosphate (LFP) capacity is being established outside of China, few options exist today to dodge costs of increasing tariffs.
Jonathan Gifford
Jan 14, 2025
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China proposes to cut exports of battery cathode and lithium processing technologies China is proposing an export ban on critical battery cathode and lithium processing technologies which could further solidify its upstream dominance.
Marija Maisch
Jan 09, 2025

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