What makes batteries cheaper?
The Cheaper Home Batteries Program came into effect on July 1. The AUD 2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) policy offers a discount of up to 30% on upfront residential battery cost in its first year, delivered through the existing Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) – the same program that has subsidized sub-100 kW solar systems in Australia since 2001.
Building competitive battery manufacturing in India
India must prioritize a policy framework that integrates the entire value chain, from raw materials and recycling to cell manufacturing and deployment, if it is to ensure long-term resilience for its battery manufacturing sector. That was the view of pv magazine Insight session panelists at The Battery Show, held alongside the Renewable Energy India Expo 2025 in Greater Noida, India, as Uma Gupta reports.
Grids key for Gulf solar
The year 2025 was quite an exciting one for renewable energy professionals in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the rest of the Gulf Region. Marcus Schrauf, CEO at FAS Renewables looks back on a year that saw the first gigawatt-scale battery storage tenders, a few more gigawatt-scale PV auctions, as well as discussions about new regulations in Oman – all strong indicators of a continuously growing market in the Gulf.
