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US storage installations reach record 18.9 GWh in Q2 2026
The United States installed a record 5.4 GW/18.9 GWh of battery storage in the second quarter of 2026. Energy capacity rose 17% year over year even as...
Maharashtra awards 2 GW/4 GWh standalone storage auction
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company has announced awards from a 2,000 MW/4,000 MWh standalone battery storage tender backed by viabilit...
RWE approves 1.1 GWh Dutch battery for grid congestion relief
RWE has taken a final investment decision on a 400 MW/1,100 MWh battery at its Moerdijk power station in the Netherlands. The nearly three-hour system...
Khavda solar park orders 100 MWh vanadium flow battery
A 16.7 MW/100 MWh vanadium redox flow battery has been ordered for India's Khavda renewable energy park in Gujarat. Its 5.9-hour duration will add lon...
Lahore solar conclave to focus on PV, storage investment and policy reform
Pakistan's third International Solar Power Conclave will convene in Lahore on September 24 to examine investment in solar PV and battery storage. The ...
Illinois awards 600 MW in first utility-scale storage procurement
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved contracts for 600 MW of new utility-scale battery storage in the state's first dedicated procurement. Th...
Grid dispute restricts battery operation at 69 MW German solar hybrid
A newly commissioned 69 MW solar-plus-storage plant in Brandenburg can currently charge its 76.5 MWh battery only from on-site generation. Grid operat...
US judge restores $7 billion Solar for All grant program
A federal judge has vacated the US Environmental Protection Agency's termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program. The grants were designed to ...
Maharashtra sets mandatory storage rules for new renewable projects
Maharashtra has clarified that new renewable projects above 100 kW must install storage equal to at least 50% of renewable capacity for two hours. The...
Poland schedules 2026 renewable energy auctions for November 2-10
Poland's Energy Regulatory Office has scheduled the country's 2026 renewable energy auctions for November 2 through November 10. The procurement is de...
EVE Energy and Fluence sign framework covering up to 206 GWh of batteries
EVE Energy has signed a five-year framework agreement with Fluence covering up to 206 GWh of battery deliveries from 2027 through 2031. The arrangemen...
CEEC launches 15 GW solar module procurement across TOPCon, HJT and BC
China Energy Engineering Corp. has opened a 15 GW solar module procurement program for its 2026 self-invested and engineering projects. Separate lots ...