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Remote Australian community deploys 19 kW/61.4 kWh battery-backed power system A remote Aboriginal community in South Australia's Great Victoria Desert has replaced a diesel-reliant off-grid power system with a solar-plus-storage installation designed to meet most of its electricity needs.
Ev Foley
24 hours ago
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Projects & Applications
AEMO sees 64 GW of storage in Australia’s 2050 power system The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says solar generation and battery storage will provide most of the new capacity needed under its least-cost pathway to 2050, with total generation and storage capacity projected to reach 308 GW.
Ev Foley
Jul 01, 2026
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How storage is reshaping Italy’s energy system <b>ESS News</b> spoke with Federico Brucciani, secretary of Italian PV association Italia Solare, about the rapid expansion of residential solar-plus-storage in Italy, where 80% of new PV systems now include batteries, as well as the structural weaknesses of the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment.
Emiliano Bellini
Jun 26, 2026
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Europe’s storage capacity passes 100 GW, overtakes nuclear Europe's installed energy storage capacity surpassed 100 GW for the first time in 2025, overtaking the region's nuclear fleet, according to the 10th edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage (EMMES), published by LCP Delta and Energy Storage Europe.
Brian Publicover
Jun 22, 2026
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Policy
Brazil battery storage growth outpaces official financing figures Clean Energy Latin America (CELA) says battery deployment is expanding faster than official figures indicate, with many systems financed through distributed solar programs while utility-scale renewables face mounting pressure from curtailment, high interest rates, and regulatory uncertainty.
Lívia Neves
Jun 17, 2026
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India adds 4.6 GWh of battery storage capacity in Q1 India's installed battery energy storage capacity reached 5.9 GWh by the end of March, according to Mercom India Research.
Uma Gupta
Jun 17, 2026
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Projects & Applications
Canadian province procures 640 MW of eight-hour battery storage Three projects totaling 640 MW, each with majority Indigenous equity stakes, have cleared Ontario's latest long-term capacity tender as the Canadian province pushes toward a grid increasingly dependent on utility-scale storage.
Brian Publicover
Jun 15, 2026

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Brazil’s Brasol to invest $26m in commercial batteries-as-a-service The director of Brasol's new business unit, Diogo Zaverucha, said the company sees huge pent-up demand for applications that are not yet regulated, and intends to participate in the storage-dedicated capacity reserve auction planned for the second half of the year.
Lívia Neves
Apr 08, 2025
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‘Brazil could have $3.8bn battery energy storage market by 2030’ A study by Brazilian consultancy Greener has indicated that the country installed 269 MWh of energy storage capacity in 2024, growth of 29% from 2023.
Lívia Neves
Mar 04, 2025
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Industry
Off-grid lessons help drive new Vaulta battery tech Battery manufacturer Vaulta is using lessons learned from Australia’s growing off-grid energy sector to spearhead the development of its next-generation battery energy storage technology.
David Carroll
Mar 03, 2025
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Brazil installed 269 MWh of energy storage in 2024, Pará the most attractive state Consultancy Greener has estimated the state of Pará offers the most potential for battery rollout because of its high energy tariff. A report issued by the consultant also highlighted the big savings agribusiness could make by using batteries instead of diesel.
Alessandra Neris, Lívia Neves
Feb 28, 2025
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Northvolt to sell industrial battery pack division Northvolt Systems Industrial, which makes 21 kWh to 624 kWh Voltpack Core products, is set to be sold, for an unspecified fee, to a "leading industrial group."
Max Hall
Feb 18, 2025
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Opinion & Analysis
A fork in the road for energy storage Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
Marek Kubik
Feb 10, 2025
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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.
Lívia Neves
Feb 03, 2025
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French railway company tests rail-mounted solar-plus-storage plant for works sites A subsidiary of French national railway Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) is testing a containerized solar-plus-storage system that can be mounted, and moved, on rails.
Marie Beyer
Feb 03, 2025
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Policy
SEIA calls for 700 GWh of U.S. energy storage by 2030 The U.S. solar trade body has outlined analysis and policy recommendations for an ambitious energy storage rollout by 2030, including 10 million distributed storage systems.
Marija Maisch
Jan 29, 2025
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