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Marija Maisch

Marija has years of experience in a news agency environment and writing for print and online publications. She took over as the editor of pv magazine Australia in 2018 and helped establish its online presence over a two-year period. Since December 2021, Marija has been working as staff editor at pv magazine International for both online and monthly print publications, specializing in Eastern European solar markets, battery energy storage systems, and electric vehicles.

MACSE auction: A game changer for Italy’s energy storage sector

With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported by the Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) and found that in certain cases expected returns exceed 9%, providing a high level of revenue security.

Romania allocates €150 million for standalone battery storage rollout

The Romanian Ministry of Energy has announced a new round of funding from the Modernization Fund dedicated to battery energy storage systems.

SoliTek launches made-in-Lithuania, high-voltage C&I battery energy storage solution

The new 51.2 kWh modular storage system connects to European wholesale electricity markets such as NordPool and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to track and analyze dynamic tariffs. It offers three-phase backup and is virtual power plant-ready.

Fire at California’s Moss Landing battery plant triggers evacuation

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but an investigation will begin once the fire is extinguished.

Sodium-ion batteries face uphill struggle to beat lithium-ion on cost

A new Stanford University study finds that there are several several key routes that sodium-ion battery developers can take to compete on price, specifically against a low-cost variant of the lithium-ion battery known as lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility commences full operation in China

A 300 MW compressed air energy storage (CAES) power station utilizing two underground salt caverns in central China’s Hubei Province was successfully connected to the grid at full capacity, making it the largest operating project of the kind in the world.

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India to mandate energy storage for solar, wind projects

India is likely to follow in the footsteps of China and mandate the inclusion of battery storage capacity for future wind and solar energy projects.

Montenegro to launch 300 MWh battery storage tender

Montenegro’s Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has upped the ante for its first battery energy storage tender.

Hithium unveils 6.25 MWh BESS, sodium-ion battery cell, installation-free home microgrid

A trifecta of cutting-edge products debuted at Hithium’s second Eco Day event held in Beijing on Thursday.

Inlyte reports zero loss over 700 cycles for its iron-sodium battery tech

The startup is targeting commercial demonstration projects in 2025 and large-scale U.S. manufacturing by early 2027.

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