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Setting the stage for US energy storage
Sweeping import tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made waves for the US clean energy industry in a tempestuous 2025. While solar developers chase safe harboring deadlines, US energy storage manufacturing could benefit from rules that encourage onshoring, provided there is policy certainty to bank on.
Mar 13, 2026
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Italian Energy Ministry: “Too late to change capacity and MACSE auction rules”
Addressing several unresolved issues surrounding the Bollette Decree, the ETS system, and upcoming storage auctions, the Director General for Energy Markets and Infrastructure at MASE responded to industry concerns over the lack of regulatory clarity for the storage market.
EU industrial strategy could slow BESS progress, association warns
Industrial Accelerator Act sets out domestic content rules for large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, including EU-made battery management system mandate. European Commission proposal to be debated by European Parliament and EU Council.
Spanish government plans to accelerate permitting for hydroelectric plants
Consultation now open on plan to streamline permitting process for reversible hydroelectric plants. The government wants to integrate energy authorization, environmental assessment and water concession into a single procedure.
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Interview with Trina Storage: We expect consolidation in the coming years
In a recent interview with pv magazine Italia, Gabriele Buccini, head of utility storage at Trina Solar, talked about the company's vertical integration and its forecasts for the storage market. “There is enough capacity available to drive prices down in 2024 in an anomalous way,” Buccini said when talking about global battery energy storage production levels.
Pumped hydro projects declared high priority by NSW state government in Australia
Three pumped hydro projects that would deliver a combined 1,035 MW / 9,480 MWh of dispatchable capacity are among six projects that have been declared critical state significant infrastructure by the New South Wales (NSW) state government in Australia, potentially smoothing the way for their approval.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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