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Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany
Sandra Enkhardt pv magazine news director germany

Sandra Enkhardt

Sandra is News Director of pv magazine Deutschland. She has been reporting on solar since 2008.

Articles written by Sandra Enkhardt

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Policy
Germany’s battery storage-related grid connection requests swell beyond 500 GW A 'misguided' approval system which features a 'first come, first served' approach lies behind the figures, rather than a widely discussed flood of applications from viable battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, according to Regelleistung-Online.
Sandra Enkhardt
Sep 01, 2025
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Flow batteries
German iron-salt battery business Voltstorage to close The company's principal technologist said the technology delivered but 'market adversity, investment cycles, and strategic decisions' prompted the move.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 29, 2025
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Grid-scale
BayWa r.e. gets green light for 500 MW Scottish battery The developer describes the project as its largest in Europe to date, with commissioning expected in 2029 or 2030.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 21, 2025
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Second-life batteries
Voltfang opens second-life storage fab in Aachen, billed as Europe’s largest The company said the site is the largest battery storage factory of its kind in Europe and is expected to reach 250 MWh of annual production capacity next year, rising to 1 GWh before 2031.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 21, 2025
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Revenue streams
Suena whitepaper: Solar-plus-storage sites can compete with standalone storage in revenue potential German battery energy storage optimizer Suena has compared revenue from three large-scale solar-plus-storage models versus standalone grid-scale storage. Systems with a storage capacity 75% to 100% the scale of their renewable energy plants can generate high revenue if they are active in different markets.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 20, 2025
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Policy
Austria quadruples subsidy budget, approves 9,000-plus applications for solar, storage systems The government had budgeted €12 million ($14 million) for a second funding round but wants to finance successful applications and bring 220 MW new solar and 200 MWh of storage online.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 19, 2025
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Grid-scale
Swiss battery maker targets German grid with 40+ battery storage projects The Swiss manufacturer will supply batteries to a German company and together build out battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 15, 2025
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Industry
Germany: Multi-billion dollar energy hub planned with co-located solar and up to 2.8 GWh storage, plus AI data center A new project in Germany will see the phased installation a massive 500 MW / 1750 MWh battery energy storage system, and a new AI data center, all set to be developed by 2028.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 14, 2025
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Fire risk and safety
Battery storage suspected in a basement fire in German city of Worms A fire in the city of Worms, Germany, is suspected to have been caused by a battery storage unit. While police are still investigating, firefighters faced significant challenges in extinguishing the blaze due to intense heat and heavy smoke.
Sandra Enkhardt
Aug 11, 2025

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