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Negative energy pricing occurs when electricity demand is low. Image: Shutterstock

Negative energy prices: Why batteries are a flexible resource to mitigate impacts across Europe

October 3, 2023
Dr Alastair Martin of Flexitricity sheds light on negative energy pricing and the opportunity it represents for batteries.
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Developer GlidePath: Flexible Texas, BESS vs the incumbents and optimising market participation

September 26, 2023
Chris McKissack, CEO of GlidePath, talks to Energy-Storage.news about ERCOT’s evolution, optimisation strategies and how batteries and renewables can take on fossil fuels.
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EU electricity market proposals welcome but fall short in supporting energy storage, trade groups say

July 20, 2023
The backing of new Electricity Market Design proposals by the European Parliament is welcome, but the plan still falls short in its support for energy storage technologies.
Wärtsilä's Nicholas Leong (far left) and DNV's George Garabandic (far right) among panelists discussing the role of energy storage in delivering a cost-effective and reliable low carbon energy system. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media.

ASEAN regulators’ involvement with energy storage lags behind renewable energy support

July 11, 2023
Many ASEAN countries are advancing their adoption of renewable energy with the support of regulators, but the same can’t yet be said for energy storage technologies.
One of two large-scale BESS units built and owned by Pacifico Energy which were the first in the country to start wholesale market trading of energy. Image: Pacifico Energy.
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Industry insights: Putting BESS into Japan’s power trading markets with Pacifico Energy

July 5, 2023
In June, Japanese renewable energy developer Pacifico Energy made the first trades from BESS assets in the country’s power markets.
Sonnen home battery installation. The company's regulatory affairs VP Felix Dembski spoke at the event, along with reps from companies including ESS Inc and Portuguese utility EDP. Image: Centrica.

European Energy Storage Coalition launches, welcomed by EC energy commissioner Simson

May 9, 2023
The launch of a new Energy Storage Coalition has been welcomed by European Commission energy commissioner Kadri Simson.
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Energy storage the ‘centrepiece’ of European decarbonisation, energy commissioner says

April 19, 2023
Kadri Simson has described energy storage as vital for the energy transition, yet often “overlooked” in plans and strategies.
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European Commission’s ‘raised ambition’ for energy storage in Electricity Market Design welcomed, with caveats

March 15, 2023
Initial reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Electricity Market Design reform has been largely positive.
Keeping the lights on while decarbonising will require far more energy storage than the EU market is set up to facilitate, the EC said. Image: NASA.

Energy storage to ‘underpin EU’s secure and decarbonised energy system’ through new strategy

March 14, 2023
European Commission (EC) strategy puts energy storage as cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the EU.
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Energy storage given ‘strongest legislative treatment yet’ in leaked European Commission Electricity Market Design

March 13, 2023
European Commission wants to advance the use of energy storage in managing supply and demand of electricity, according to a leaked document.

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