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Italy’s battery storage market slows as utility-scale segment grows 197% Italy’s battery energy storage market is contracting overall, but commercial and industrial (C&I) installations are holding up while utility-scale capacity additions rebounded in the first half of 2026, according to Sparq’s Stefano Percoco.

Sergio Matalucci

Oct 13, 2026

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Four-hour BESS undercuts gas peakers in 43 global markets Four-hour storage is now cheaper than open-cycle gas in 43 modeled markets, though tariffs threaten near-term US gains, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Oct 09, 2026

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Brazil allocates $860 million for batteries under investment program Brazil’s fifth Eco Invest auction earmarks BRL 4.55 billion for batteries and energy storage, although specific projects and stationary storage applications have not yet been identified.

Alessandra Neris

Oct 09, 2026

Policy

French court confirms BESS can coexist with agricultural activity A ruling involving an 8,122 m² battery project in Brittany, France, confirms that battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be compatible with agricultural land use, subject to project-specific assessment.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Oct 08, 2026

Markets

SH Netz publishes flexible connection agreements for BESS in Germany German distribution grid operator SH Netz has published model agreements for flexible grid connections covering standalone and co-located battery storage, as well as large flexible electricity consumers.

Sandra Enkhardt

Oct 07, 2026

Policy

Poland unveils significant new home storage subsidy Poland’s latest subsidy scheme will offer existing prosumers support to purchase and install home storage units. The $258 million funding call opens for applications on October 20.

Oct 06, 2026

Markets

Japan curbs grid capacity hoarding as battery queue hits 172 GW Japan has added a site-rights test for grid connections, following new limits this year on battery applications, while less than 1 GW of grid-scale storage is actually connected.

Brian Publicover

Oct 02, 2026

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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.

Feb 07, 2025

Tenders

Liberia seeks consultant for solar, battery storage auction The government of Liberia is seeking help developing legal, technical, commercial, and financial mechanisms for the country’s first solar and battery energy storage auction. The deadline for expressions of interest is Feb. 25, 2025.

Feb 06, 2025

Recycling

Indian budget focuses on recycling to secure lithium battery supply chain Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has submitted the Union Budget for 2025-26, which proposes a customs duty exemption for scrap from lithium-ion batteries and critical minerals.

Feb 04, 2025

Auctions

Aggreko mulls gas plant-battery hybrid projects for Brazil’s capacity auctions The English and US-owned business could offer gas-plus-storage projects in a thermal and hydro capacity reserve auction (LRCAP) planned for June as well as bidding in this year's planned energy storage tender.

Feb 03, 2025

Policy

Battery anode AD/CVD case moves forward, threatening to double U.S. battery costs The United States International Trade Commission has affirmed it will move forward with antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, which may lead to tariffs as high as 920% on a critical battery material.

Feb 03, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

How the US can get back in the driver’s seat of its battery future While the United States needs to develop its own lithium-ion battery supply chain, it is just as important for the nation to diversify its supply beyond the dominant technology and into new battery chemistries.

Jan 31, 2025

Markets

Germany’s battery storage fleet surges to 19 GWh Last year, the number of newly installed residential battery energy storage systems in Germany fell slightly. In contrast, the capacity of large-scale storage systems with a power output of more than 1 MW doubled within a year.

Sandra Enkhardt

Jan 31, 2025

Markets

Australian government push for community electrification met with renewed calls for federal residential battery subsidy With the Australian federal government increasing efforts to support community electrification programs, industry bodies have responded with renewed calls for a national program to accelerate residential battery uptake. The Smart Energy Council said that, as a federal election campaign looms, a battery support scheme could be promised and implemented quickly, delivering a “win for hip pockets.”

Jonathan Gifford

Jan 30, 2025

Grid-scale

Canceled Australian pumped-hydro site could see energy bills rocket Bill payers could be paying 60% more for their electricity in 2035 and 40% more per year through 2040 unless the government of Queensland can provide an alternative to the shelved 5 GW/120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) project.

Jan 30, 2025

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