UK developers grappling with grid connection reform and LDES scheme implications
While the UK grid-scale BESS market continues to be among the busiest in Europe, there are still huge questions and plenty work to be done in several key policy areas.
Developer Noveria talks BESS industry successes and challenges: ‘community acceptance is generally good’
The managing director of Bluestar Energy Capital’s European BESS platform Noveria Energy gave a Q&A to Energy-Storage.news ahead of the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London next month.
Year in Review: Analytics provider TWAICE on 2025’s BESS industry ‘wake-up call’ and operationalising data in 2026
Lennart Hinrichs at TWAICE, discusses how the industry’s approach to battery analytics is changing, as part of our annual Year in Review series.
German large-scale BESS projects have built industry confidence, but FCA, grid and revenue challenges remain
2025 saw genuinely large-scale BESS projects start construction in Germany, strengthening confidence among stakeholders. But significant challenges remain around grid connection, connection agreements and access to revenue streams, an operator said.
Long-duration energy storage is non-negotiable for Europe’s energy transformation
European energy independence is achievable if long-duration energy storage is factored into the mix, writes Oonagh O’Grady of Hydrostor.
‘Italy is a natural market for batteries’: Greenvolt Power on its MACSE-winning project
We caught up with developer and IPP Greenvolt Power’s head of storage Antonio Montoto Rojo about the recent MACSE auction in Italy, where it won a contract for a 75MW BESS.
AI now links technical and commercial realities of BESS asset management
We hear from the co-founder and CEO of optimiser Suena Energy Dr. Lennard Wilkening about the evolution of BESS asset management in Europe, including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI).
Italy’s MACSE and CM revenues to become more competitive over time, optimiser says
The low level of the MACSE tariffs in Italy took everyone by surprise and will require careful asset management, but their relative value and those of the capacity market (CM) should increase over time.
UK BESS asset management has moved to ‘disciplined, systems-level approach’
BESS asset management in the UK has moved beyond the rudimentary ‘project delivery and basic O&M’ approach, a speaker at the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit UK & Ireland explained in a Q&A.
Investor and system integrator discuss deploying both new and second life BESS in Germany
We catch up with executives from second life specialist BESS integrator Voltfang and investor Palladio Partners to discuss their recent €250 million (US$293 million) partnership to deploy projects in Germany.
