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Australia Rooftop Solar Rebounds as Home Battery Demand Surges
Australia rooftop solar market continues to grow in 2026 Australia's rooftop solar market has bounced back into record-setting territory with 281 MW of new capacity registered across the country last month, ma...Read more -
Philippines Requires Energy Storage For Large-Scale Renewable Projects
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has issued Department Circular DC2026-02-0008, mandating energy storage for all large-scale renewable projects with installed capacity of 10MW or above. The regulation requires renewable e...Read more -
Poland Home Battery Subsidy: 12kWh Threshold for 2026-2030
Recently, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (NFOŚiGW) released a draft of the "Dofinansowanie przydomowych magazynów energii" program, a new Poland battery storage subsidy plan for 2026–2030. With a total budg...Read more -
Sodium-Ion Batteries: A Safer, Lower-Cost Alternative?
What Are Sodium-Ion Batteries Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as a promising energy storage technology designed to address growing concerns around lithium availability, cost volatilit...Read more -
UK £15 Billion Warm Homes Plan Boosts Home Solar Storage
UK Rolls Out a £15 Billion Policy for Residential Energy The UK government has officially launched the Warm Homes Plan, a £15 billion national policy led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This landmark program aims to upg...Read more -
Western Australia Focuses Funding on Long-Duration Energy Storage
Western Australia has sent a clear signal to the energy market by prioritizing long-duration energy storage in its latest Clean Energy Future Fund round. This strategic move highlights the state's commitment to grid resilience and ...Read more -
The European C&I Energy Storage Market is Set to Explode in 2026
Introduction The global transition to renewable energy is accelerating, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rapid rise of commercial and industrial (I&C) energy storage. While the international solar market has witnessed sustained hig...Read more -
China Scraps Solar VAT Export Rebates, Adjusts Battery Incentives
China's Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration announced a pivotal policy shift on January 9, phasing out critical export tax rebates for solar products and battery products. Effective April 1, 2026, the value-added ...Read more -
Spain’s €818M Fund Powers European Energy Storage Surge
Spain has catapulted its energy storage ambitions into a high-gear implementation phase, sending a powerful signal across the European solar market. Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) recently announced the results of its energy...Read more -
Berlin’s New SolarPLUS: Rooftop Focus & Higher Subsidies
Berlin has updated its solar incentive policy to prioritize high-value rooftop projects. The new SolarPLUS program shifts support from small-scale balcony systems to comprehensive rooftop solar power systems with battery storage, offering substantial subsidies for reside...Read more -
Africa’s Largest Off-Grid Solar Storage System Powers Angola
A major leap for Africa solar advancement has been achieved with the launch of the continent's largest off grid solar battery system. Portugal’s MCA Group recently announced the official operation of the Cazombo Solar Park in Angol...Read more -
Brazil Boosts Solar & Battery Storage with New Law
Brazil has passed a landmark legal framework (Law 15.269) for battery energy storage systems (BESS), a major catalyst for solar battery storage nationwide. This law formally recognizes electricity storage as a key component of the ...Read more