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Volatility returns: Battery revenues in March 2026
March saw a sharp rebound in battery revenues in Germany. While average price levels increased only moderately, shifting dynamics between solar-driven price troughs and fossil-driven peaks created a more favourable trading environment. Lennard Wilkening, CEO and co-founder of suena energy, analyses what defined the month and why cross-market strategies proved particularly effective.
From patchwork to harmony: The case for aligning standards in energy storage
Improving safety and security does not require lowering standards, but it does require aligning them. This is where an industry-led approach – one that brings together manufacturers, developers, validators and insurers – comes in, writes Ken Stewart, senior manager ESS at Sungrow Europe.
Why system-level fire testing is becoming the new benchmark for grid-scale BESS safety
As utility-scale battery energy storage systems continue to be deployed across Australia’s National Electricity Market, fire risk assessment is rapidly shifting from a compliance exercise to a core project viability consideration. For developers, asset owners, insurance considerations and regulators, the key question is no longer whether systems meet component certification standards, but how complete BESS systems behave under severe real-world conditions.
The return of negative prices: Battery revenues in February 2026
February began with familiar winter stability, but ended with the return of negative prices driven by solar feed-in. As market dynamics started to shift, battery revenues reflected both compression and emerging new opportunities. Lennard Wilkening, CEO and Co-Founder of suena energy, explores what defined the month and what it signals for spring.
Financial sponsor capital increasingly complements utility investment in battery storage
With BESS now an investable asset class, infrastructure funds are acquiring developer platforms and financing large portfolios to accelerate deployment across Europe. Carlos Candil and Carlo de Haas of Lincoln International are dissecting the trend.
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BESS are becoming more attractive
As battery energy storage system costs plunge, energy price volatility is shortening payback times for storage solutions. This shift, driven by a surge in intermittently generating renewables, and ongoing innovations in battery manufacturing, marks a pivotal moment for energy markets worldwide.
The MENA region – the next hot market for energy storage!
“The MENA region – the next hot market for energy storage?” I asked in an article back in October 2017. It took a bit longer than I expected, but seven years later it’s time to replace the question mark with an exclamation mark. It’s hot indeed.
Standalone battery storage in Romania: PUZ or Pause
As the Romanian Ministry of Energy takes steps to encourage investments in standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) through support schemes and an improved tariff regime, one regulatory challenge seems to have caught both investors and local authorities off-guard: a zonal urban plan (PUZ) is still necessary for developing standalone BESS on extra muros agricultural land. Mihaela Nyerges, managing partner, and Paraschiv Sandu, associate at Nyerges & Partners, are elaborating on the requirements.
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Production to disposal: Addressing toxicity in lithium batteries
As we strive for an equitable and sustainable energy future, addressing safety and toxicity challenges is driving the search for innovative, lithium-free battery technology that can offer comparable performance without compromising safety or environmental impact.
Future-proofing battery energy storage system investment
Energy losses and advances in battery technology can affect utility-scale storage asset performance over time. Jordan Perrone, senior project development engineer at Depcom Power, explains how planning for battery storage augmentation from the start can simplify future upgrades down the line.
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Energy storage is a solved problem
There are thousands of extraordinarily good pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites around the world with extraordinarily low capital costs. When coupled with batteries, the resulting hybrid systems offer large energy storage, low cost for both energy and power, and rapid response. Storage is a solved problem.
When will there be nationwide financing solutions for battery storage systems in Germany?
The use of battery storage systems is essential for the success of the energy transition and the best possible use of renewable energies, but also for being able to temporarily store surplus energy from other sources. Technically, there are already solutions for all possible sizes of battery storage systems, from private home storage systems to large-scale storage systems with a capacity of more than 50 MWh. But what about the financing of battery storage systems, is it already offered as standard?
The significance of state-of-charge
Everoze Partner Nithin Rajavelu considers the crucial importance of properly measuring and managing battery state-of-charge (SoC) for the efficiency, longevity, and safety of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, especially in lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) devices, which are widely used for large-scale storage.
Sep 25, 2024
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