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USA: Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market The May 1 go-live of the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) marks the first time Western utilities can coordinate large-scale solar and storage resources 24 hours in advance, a move projected to significantly slash curtailment and boost regional reliability.

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California sets precedent by overriding local blockade to advance 1.2 GWh Soda Mountain BESS California is asserting state authority to revive the $700 million Soda Mountain project, marking a new era where Sacramento can reclaim authority from local counties to force stalled utility-scale solar and storage across the finish line.

Apr 30, 2026

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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Apr 30, 2026

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US grid operator PJM reopens interconnection process: 67 GW+ of storage in the queue Grid operator PJM has reopened its standard interconnection process to new generation projects, after closing the standard process to new applicants in 2022 to completely clear its backlog.

William Driscoll

Apr 30, 2026

Projects & Applications

Longi completes its fully integrated battery storage project in Europe Longi has completed grid connection and begun operations of its 13.75 MW/50.16 MWh BESS project in central Italy, while also launching a service centre in Madrid.

Sergio Matalucci

Apr 29, 2026

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Chile reaches 4.6 GW of energy storage under construction The March 2026 Energy Sector Construction and Investment Projects Report, released by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, records 38 storage systems under construction, for 4,597 MW and 18,780 MWh.

Apr 29, 2026

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Massive new $58.5 billion AI data center for Croatia to be anchored by 8 GWh BESS €50 billion Croatia AI campus by Pantheon Atlas pairs 500 MW solar with 8,000 MWh battery to meet hyperscale demand.

Apr 29, 2026

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High-level discussions on solar and energy storage across Europe. Experts explore how to plan and execute bankable BESS projects, what quality and warranty factors matter, and how energy management systems optimize residential and C&I applications, including heat pumps, EV charging, and new market opportunities.

1:00 – 5:00 pm, CEST | June 24, 2026

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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Policy

Germany solar industry association pushes for binding 2030 target of 100 GWh of battery storage Today's installed capacity would have to quadruple over the next five years to attain that goal. The association has also made recommendations on how storage expansion can be accelerated and can support the energy system.

Sandra Enkhardt

Oct 07, 2025

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Solaria to add 780 MWh battery to 710 MW Spanish solar site The company says it has already secured 1,362 MWh of battery capacity in 2025, of which the first, 116 MWh block will come online this year.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Oct 06, 2025

Auctions

Jinko: Italy’s MACSE auction reflects bets on supply chain deflation, compressed IRRs Jinko Power's country manager for Italy has told pv magazine Italia the €12,000 ($14,000) per megawatt-hour, per year to €15,000/MWh/year price for storage set in Italy's Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) auction does not reflect current European project prices. Rather, bidders are betting on continuing price falls, Felice Lucia said.

Sergio Matalucci

Oct 06, 2025

Grid-scale

Chile’s 900 MWh Kronos storage project enters environmental assessment The 180 MW/900 MWh site would inject energy into Chile's national electricity system from the Agua Amarga substation in Vallenar, in the Atacama region.

Oct 03, 2025

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Tenders

India launches 4.8 GWh renewables-plus-storage tender Developers can bid for generation facilities between 50 MW and 600 MW in scale and with a mandatory storage element that will guarantee delivery of 4 MWh of clean power for each megawatt of generation capacity installed, during four specific daily windows.

Oct 03, 2025

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Substation connection for stage one of Australia’s Supernode battery Green infrastructure developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ Supernode battery energy storage system (BESS) has offtake agreements for the 780 MW/3,074 MWh of capacity in the first three of its planned four phases.

Oct 03, 2025

Grid-scale

Optimal Spanish clean energy grid would require 75 GWh of battery capacity Researchers have calculated such a storage fleet could support 80 TWh of solar- and 70 TWh of wind-generation capacity.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Oct 02, 2025

Grid-scale

Australia’s biggest battery at 1.36 GWh now online Renewables developer Neoen has begun building its first six-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) and has also delivered Australia’s biggest battery to date – four months ahead of schedule.

Oct 02, 2025

Projects & Applications

Sunterra RE commissions 94 MWh battery system in Bulgaria A 47 MW battery system at Kaloyanovo has been commissioned by Sunterra RE, the first of three in a plan.

Oct 02, 2025

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