Austria has launched a new subsidy scheme for residential batteries. The Ministry of Climate Action and Energy is providing a total of €15 million ($16.1 million) to support the installation of new storage systems and the expansion of existing systems used in combination with renewable energy.
[pdf] India has marked a significant milestone with the opening of its first fully automated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) factory in Karnataka. The inauguration took place on June 27, 2025, in Bengaluru, the state capital.
[pdf] Swiss energy company MET Group has inaugurated the largest stand-alone electricity storage system in Hungary’s history. The new installation, located at the Dunamenti power plant in Százhalombatta near Budapest, has a rated power output of 40 MW and an energy storage capacity of 80 MWh.
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