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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.

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Battery storage paired with 37% of new US residential solar in 2025 Battery storage was paired with 37% of new US residential solar installations in 2025, up from 25% a year earlier, with adoption accelerating in California and across other states.

MaryElizabeth Q. Mooney

Oct 05, 2026

Projects & Applications

Adani Green Energy expands operational battery storage capacity to 6.63 GWh Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has expanded its operational battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity to 6.63 GWh at Khavda, Gujarat, bringing its share to more than 50% of India’s operational BESS capacity.

Oct 02, 2026

Projects & Applications

Cuba plans 100 MW of new storage Cuba has installed 1,418 MW of solar across 144 sites and plans to add 100 MW of battery energy storage in October, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Sep 30, 2026

Industry

Australian home battery installs break more records Australians continue to install rooftop solar and batteries at record scale: 153 batteries were deployed for every 100 rooftop solar installations in H1 2026.

Sep 29, 2026

Projects & Applications

California home batteries set VPP dispatch record during heat wave The California State Legislature has sent Governor Gavin Newsom two bills that would let aggregated home batteries count toward resource adequacy, a year after he vetoed three virtual power plant (VPP) and load-flexibility bills.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Sep 28, 2026

Policy

Australian state mandates storage for new data centers In response to community pressure, one state in Australia is pushing data centers to BYO power including energy storage from renewable sources.

Sep 22, 2026

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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

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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

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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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