Australian energy giant AGL has submitted its 500MW/2,000MWh Tuckeroo Battery project for federal environmental approval.

Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program processes 8,000 applications per week, according to Carl Binning of the Clean Energy Regulator.

UK power generator Drax is set to acquire three BESS projects from York-based developer Apatura, with a combined capacity of 260MW.

A double header of Baltic BESS news, with financing secured for two large-scale BESS projects in Estonia and Lithuania’s capex support scheme oversubscribed by 2x.

Thermal energy storage (TES) startup Rondo Energy has announced its second 100MWh project within a matter of weeks, at a brewery in Portugal.

Partnerships will determine whether India can emerge as a global hub for battery manufacturing and energy storage.

Samsung SDI is ramping up its manufacturing of energy storage batteries in the US to 30GWh by the end of 2026, while EV demand remains sluggish.

The Illinois General Assembly’s passing of a major energy bill, including a 3GW energy storage target, has been welcomed by environmental advocacy groups and trade associations.

From August 2026, energy storage projects in France will benefit from changes to grid tariffs designed to encourage them to support the grid at specific times of the day.

The Victoria government in Australia has approved a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Gippsland and a 332MW solar PV power plant with integrated storage in the state’s northeast region.