VDA calls for ‘staged approach’ to implement EU Battery Passport
A ‘staged approach’ to implementing the EU Battery Passport could be essential if Europe is to improve its battery supply chain.
Greenvolt inaugurates Hungary’s largest BESS; pipelines progressed and financed elsewhere in EU
IPP Greenvolt has put a 99.8MW/288.6MWh BESS into commercial operation in Hungary, the largest in the country, while pipelines and projects have been progressed in Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
Europe is ‘walking into new dependencies’ in global battery supply chain
‘We are walking with open eyes into new dependencies,’ said ReCharge’s Ilka von Dalwigk at the Energy Storage Summit.
Spain’s BESS pipeline is real: the PE models are wrong
There is a big gap in the industry’s understanding of the Spanish energy storage market, but that gap also creates opportunities for smart operators, writes Ignacio López Martín, chair of developer Capflex Energía.
Challenges remain for inertia in Germany, but value to BESS ‘will only go up’
The inertia market could be a significant contributor to the German energy mix, despite the challenges that remain.
Expert counterparties and tolling structures key to minimising uncertainty in German BESS market
Minimising counterparty risk is a key component of the German BESS sector, particularly amid ongoing political uncertainty.
Germany Roundup: ‘First fully merchant financing’, 180MWh M&A, analytics deal on 282MWh project
A trio of notable Germany announcements: Aquila Clean Energy EMEA has financed a merchant project, Chint Solar has sold a portfolio to Second Foundation while Twaice will provide analytics on behalf of BayWa r.e..
German BESS market has moved beyond peak hype
“The word tsunami describes very well the hype that was in Germany,” said Cristina Yandiola at this week’s Energy Storage Summit.
‘Critical’ for Germany’s capacity market design to enable battery storage participation
The upcoming German capacity market must be designed in such a way that enables BESS to generate revenue, according to industry experts.
UK BESS M&A rebounds with CIP, Fidra, Elements Green, Gresham House, Eelpower transacting on 4.2GWh
After a quiet period, M&A in the UK’s large-scale BESS market has picked up with transactions from CIP, Fidra Energy, Elements Green, Gresham House and Eelpower in the past fortnight.
