2 sources · updated 3d ago
European battery storage costs face new pressures from Chinese tax policy
Europe installed 25.3 GWh of energy storage in 2025, with additions expected to reach 35.1 GWh in 2026 despite unpredictable cost pressures. Chinese export tax rebate cuts are raising battery costs, as supply-chain pricing moves in multiple directions and cost pass-through becomes less predictable.
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- ess-news.com · 3d ago
Chinese export tax rebate cuts to raise European BESS costs ↗
Europe installed 25.3 GWh of energy storage capacity in 2025, with annual additions expected to reach 35.1 GWh in 2026. Confidence among developers and investors has remained strong, but the market has been absorbing a wave of increasingly unpredictable cost pressures. InfoLink Consulting CEO Corrine Lin argues that prices across the supply chain are no longer moving in a single direction, cost pass-through has become less linear, and the market has entered a new phase of structural tension. The…
- pv-magazine.com · 3d ago
New rules to Europe’s battery game ↗
Europe installed 25.3 GWh of energy storage capacity in 2025, with annual additions expected to reach 35.1 GWh in 2026. Confidence among developers and investors has remained strong, supported by a robust project pipeline. At the same time, the market has been quietly absorbing a wave of increasingly unpredictable cost pressures. InfoLink Consulting CEO Corrine Lin sees that prices across the supply chain are no longer moving in a single direction, cost pass-through has become less linear, and t…