Latest Updates on Ontario’s Long Lead-Time Request for Proposals
This is the latest on the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Long Lead-Time Request for…
Category: Policy
Awarded Projects for the Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations Lab Call
OCED awarded five Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Demonstrations Lab Call projects with a combined $30…
UL9540A: New edition of key BESS fire safety standard ‘establishes new precedent’
The new edition of the UL9540A fire safety standard for battery energy storage systems (BESS)…
China’s First Provincial-Level CSP Policy Released
China’s first provincial-level policy supporting Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), titled Measures for Promoting the Large-Scale…
WA Vanadium Royalty Rate: New 2.5% Flat Rate Framework
Macro Economic Forces Driving Critical Minerals Policy Evolution Critical minerals policy frameworks are undergoing rapid…
Western Australia’s ERA proposes AU$491,700/MW benchmark price driven by 1,200MWh battery storage specifications
Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) has proposed a Benchmark Reserve Capacity Price of AU$491,700/MW…
US Governors in PJM territory move to unlock renewable energy, energy storage investment
The Governors of Maryland and New Jersey have enacted legislation to accelerate the deployment of…
New Capacity Tariff Policy for Energy Storage Systems Issued
On January 30, 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration…
UK’s Gore Street closes European battery storage fund, sees ‘improved economics of LDES’
Gore Street Capital has completed a first close for its GS EU Fund SCSp, which…
European energy sector urges EU to fast-track long-duration energy storage
A broad coalition of European energy, industrial and technology associations has sent a joint letter…