Australia and New York are two very different places but both are likely to soon see their first government-backed tenders in which grid-scale energy storage can compete.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.

European policy makers need to strengthen the role of flexibility technologies, write Fluence’s Julian Jansen and Lars Stephan.

EU reforms of electricity market should recognise value of flexibility options like energy storage, according to representatives of Fluence.

Texas’ ERCOT grid is facing some extreme swings in its ability to match supply with growing demand for electricity in the US state.

A new roadmap outlining how New York can meet ambitious energy storage targets has been welcomed as “comprehensive and thoughtful”.

Uptick in energy storage investment in region still largely powered by coal, experiencing population and energy demand growth.

Before the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FERC Order 2222 was considered a big deal.

Industry should make “concrete proposals” for electricity market reforms, or risk policy and regulation continuing to fall short in valuing the role of energy storage.

A solicitation for large-scale energy storage could be hosted in about a year’s time as part of the push towards New York achieving its target of deploying 6GW of energy storage on the grid by 2030.