Contracting, audits and operational controls: How to protect your BESS investment
To avoid pitfalls that harm BESS investments, developers must sign well-structured contracts, writes Intertek CEA’s Yilin Huang.
‘Time to prove its potential’: Gresham House UK BESS fund at a crossroads
Managers of the UK’s largest BESS owner-operator Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) discussed recent investment news and future strategy this week.
Germany: Level playing field for storage vs conventional generation is major challenge, says developer Kyon
That’s according to Benedikt Deuchert, head of business development and regulatory affairs for German battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and EPC firm Kyon Energy.
Germany: interaction between grid fees, BKZ and FCAs still need to be solved
We hear from Christina Hepp, strategy director at battery energy storage system (BESS) owner-operator Green Flexibility, on the big successes and challenges in the German market today.
EU approves Spain’s €9 billion capacity market for generation, demand response and energy storage
The European Commission has approved a €9 billion (US$10.5 billion) scheme to shore up its energy capacity, which will be open to new and existing projects including energy storage.
Why BESS performance guarantees are more complex than they seem
BESS performance guarantees are essential and ubiquitous, yet can be challenging to navigate, writes Intertek CEA senior energy storage engineer Yilin Huang.
Eco Stor and Next Kraftwerke agree toll for 700MWh Germany BESS
Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with utility Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.
Third-party technologies for preventing or dealing with thermal runaway in BESS assets
Liam Critchley examines a selection of third-party technologies for preventing thermal runaway events in battery storage systems.
EU Roundup: R.Power, OX2, BRUC, Aukera finance BESS in Poland, Spain and Belgium totalling 2.2GWh for 2027 COD
Four large-scale BESS projects totalling a combined 2.2GWh of capacity in major EU markets can now proceed with construction following successful financing by owners OX2, R.Power, BRUC and Aukera.
Europe must support role of long-duration energy storage in electrification, security and competitiveness, trade groups say
The European Commission must “acknowledge the clear role of long-duration energy storage,” organisations including Energy Storage Europe and the LDES Council have urged.
