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Flexibility shapes Europe’s storage future: Signals from China’s supply chain  InfoLink Consulting says Europe's energy storage capacity additions will reach about 44.3 GWh in 2026, up more than 60% year-on-year, as flexibility rather than cost overtakes generation as the industry's defining theme.
Corrine Lin
Jul 16, 2026
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A different kind of volatility: Battery revenues remain strong in May 2026 April was defined by solar-driven oversupply and recurring negative prices. May told a different story. Wind generation dropped sharply, wholesale prices climbed, and ancillary services gained importance as the system searched for flexibility. Yet battery revenues barely moved. Lennard Wilkening, CEO of suena energy, explains why this is another reminder that successful battery trading depends less on any single market regime than on the ability to adapt across them.
PV MAGAZINE
Jun 29, 2026
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Batteries and microgrids redefine power at Australia’s grid edge Australia’s big clean energy projects get a lot of attention, from giant solar farms to the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme. So too does the push for rooftop solar and home batteries.
Asma Aziz, Yasir Arafat
Jun 17, 2026
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Italy’s energy storage needs could reach 170 GWh by 2035 The 2026-30 period will be remembered as the five years in which Italy's electricity system truly changed its face. Storage will no longer be seen as a solar accessory, but as critical infrastructure for the electricity system.
Mauro Moroni
Jun 12, 2026
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Brazil sets rules for first battery storage auction amid curtailment rise Brazil's government has published the framework for its first battery storage auction, introducing two procurement rounds, 15-year contracts and technical requirements for grid-scale energy storage systems.
João Paulo Menezes
Jun 12, 2026
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Energy security push highlights need for long-duration storage Energy storage is essential to ensuring grid stability as demand grows for intermittent renewables, like solar PV. Different options are gaining traction, supported by international standards.
Adrian Pennington
Jun 09, 2026
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Batteries are setting prices, but long-duration storage will define the market We have now reached a genuine inflection point in Australia’s fast-evolving energy market. The latest data confirms what many in the sector have been anticipating for years: batteries are no longer peripheral assets, they are actively shaping the formation of pricing across the country.
 James Costello
Jun 05, 2026

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The prospects for battery investment in Germany Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has been heating up in Germany but increased competition and high interest rates are affecting renewables project values. Baris Serifsoy, partner at GreenCap Partners, examines the investment landscape in one of the world’s most developed PV markets.
Baris Serifsoy
May 28, 2024
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Can anything topple lithium-ion? The need for long-duration energy storage in a net-zero world is undeniable but with conventional battery prices tumbling, can anything dislodge the mainstream grip of lithium ion? S&P Global’s Susan Taylor provides an update on non-lithium storage technologies.
Susan Taylor
May 24, 2024
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Unprecedented solar and storage growth on horizon with record installations and investments in U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mark an epochal shift in the landscape of clean energy policy, heralding a new era for the solar and energy storage sectors in the U.S.
Markus A.W. Hoehner
Dec 18, 2023
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Co-location, co-location, co-location Charles Lesser, who leads UK operations at Apricum, and Apricum Project Manager Alexandra Popova explain why the renewables consultancy is predicting a big rise in solar-plus-storage projects in Great Britain.
Alexandra Popova, Charles Lesser
Oct 24, 2023
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