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Australia home battery volumes triple year-on-year Home battery program continues to support high installation volumes in Australia, which are around three times higher than the same period in 2025.

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Growatt brings MINA to all-in-one home storage The single-phase system combines a hybrid inverter, modular batteries, backup power and smart energy management.

Aug 06, 2026

Projects & Applications

Igneo acquires Australian distributed solar-storage portfolio, launches Vertis Energy Igneo Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 46 MW portfolio of operating solar and battery assets to coincide with the launch of a new distributed energy platform targeting Australia’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sector.

Jul 29, 2026

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Australian airport deploys solar-plus-storage microgrid for energy resilience An airport operating on the fringe of Western Australia’s electricity grid is among the first in regional areas to run entirely on renewable energy after commissioning a solar and battery-based microgrid.

Jul 29, 2026

Projects & Applications

Massachusetts expands $5.4 million residential battery VPP program to EVs The ConnectedSolutions virtual power plant (VPP) program, which paid more than $5.4 million to residential battery owners in Massachusetts in 2025, is now adding vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capacity, offering drivers a chance to support the grid during peak demand periods.

Jul 28, 2026

Projects & Applications

Tunisia approves residential solar-plus-storage amid heatwave Tunisia has authorized residential battery storage systems paired with hybrid inverters as prolonged heatwave-driven electricity demand strains the national grid, allowing solar owners to use stored energy during power outages.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Jul 24, 2026

Projects & Applications

AGC Glass Europe adds 2.4 MW battery storage system in France AGC Glass Europe has installed a 2.4 MW/4.8 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in France to optimize electricity costs and provide grid services.

Francois Puthod

Jul 20, 2026

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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Manufacturing

Volkswagen enters C&I energy storage business with Elli The Volkswagen Group has announced its entry into a new business segment with its charging and energy brand Elli. It will develop massive industrial battery energy storage systems, including initial 350 MW/700 MWh projects already in its pipeline.

Jun 10, 2024

Roofs with rooftop solar installations

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Australia’s virtual power plant pilot hits right notes for future markets A West Australian (WA) government virtual power plant technology pilot, Project Symphony, has successfully proven rooftop solar, batteries and major appliances can play an integral role in the state’s energy transition and create $920 million in value over the next decade.

Jun 07, 2024

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US commercial real estate to host VPP-connected flywheels and batteries US-based technology provider Torus has agreed to supply nearly 26 MWh of energy storage for Gardner Group's commercial real estate portfolio. The project will integrate battery and flywheel energy storage systems (BESS, FESS) with Torus' proprietary energy management platform.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Jun 05, 2024

Ausgrid Community Battery

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Community battery rollout picks up pace in Australia The deployment of community batteries rolls on in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) with network operators Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid both launching new energy storage systems on their networks.

Jun 03, 2024

Workers installing battery

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Network of 35 neighbourhood batteries taking shape in Australia Queensland government-owned energy company Energex is pushing ahead with the deployment of up to 35 pole- and ground-mounted community batteries in the city of Ipswich as it explores how to best store and reuse solar energy from the state’s approximately 1 million rooftop solar systems.

May 29, 2024

Sonnen battery

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California is now a batteries-based rooftop solar market About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.

May 24, 2024

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Spain’s storage deployments hit 495 MWh in 2023 According to new data from trade body UNEF, Spain reached 1.823 MWh of cumulative storage capacity at the end of December 2023.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 15, 2024

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