That's Laos for you – quietly transforming from a hydropower giant to a pioneer in the Laos energy storage industry. With 80% of its electricity already coming from renewables (mostly hydropower), Laos is now betting big on energy storage solutions to juice up its regional influence. [pdf]
With prices for large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries plummeting 35% in 2024 alone [1], the industry's racing toward what analysts call the "holy grail" of $50/kWh. But how low can prices go before manufacturers start losing money? [pdf]
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Bolivia’s ambitious plan to triple its renewable energy capacity by 2026—adding 902 MW of wind and solar—sounds like a green energy dream come true. But here’s the kicker: intermittent renewables need a reliable sidekick. Enter pumped hydropower storage (PSH), the "Swiss Army knife" of energy grids. [pdf]
The European Commission (EC) has approved the Czech Republic’s plan for a EUR-279-million (USD 303.7m) state aid programme that will enable the deployment of at least 1,500 MWh of new energy storage capacity. [pdf]
French businesses are making significant investments in R&D, investigating different battery materials, and investigating decentralized energy storage systems that can decentralize energy management. [pdf]
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Jinko ESS has achieved a significant milestone by deploying the first energy storage power plant in Central America. This 2.15 MWh system, integrated with a 3.6 MWp solar power plant in San Miguel, El Salvador, represents a major advancement in renewable energy for the region. [pdf]
From just under 0.5 terawatts (TW) in 2024, total capacity is expected to rise ninefold to over 4 TW by 2040, driven by battery energy storage systems (BESS). Last year saw a record-breaking 200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new BESS projects coming online, a growth rate of 80%. [pdf]
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The utility is procuring two grid-scale battery storage systems to the tune of EUR 48 million ($55.9 million). EPCG, Montenegro’s largest electricity provider, is investing in two four-hour battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen grid resilience and balance supply and demand. [pdf]
Utility-scale battery storage in the United States is poised to more than double over the next two years and will close out 2026 at nearly 65 GW — a rapid rise from 17 GW in the first quarter of 2024. [pdf]
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Meridian Energy has officially opened New Zealand's first large-scale grid battery storage system at Ruakākā, the first of its kind, and a milestone in the country's renewable energy infrastructure development. [pdf]
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This Balkan nation is flipping the script with a 200MWh battery storage project that’s turning heads globally. Funded by a $234 million U.S. grant, it’s like giving their grid a giant power bank – one that could charge 27 million smartphones simultaneously [1] [2]. [pdf]
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