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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.
Leo Zhao
Apr 14, 2026
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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.
Lennard Wilkening
Apr 08, 2026
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Enervis German BESS Index: Revenues declined again in February Assessment of historical and future achievable revenues for large-scale battery storage systems shows volatility in achievable revenues over 13-month period. Slight improvement forecast for 2026 revenues.
Mirko Schlossarczyk, Jonas Anthonioz
Apr 01, 2026
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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.
Carlos Candil, Carlo de Haas
Mar 06, 2026
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Steady but not static: Battery revenues in January 2026 January brought a largely balanced power system to Germany, with firm winter demand, scarce negative prices, and contained volatility. Yet beneath stable price levels, revenue opportunities shifted across wholesale and balancing markets. Lennard Wilkening, CEO and Co-Founder of suena energy, breaks down how battery optimization performed in this compressed yet still actionable market environment.
Lennard Wilkening
Mar 02, 2026
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Germany’s grid-fee reform threatens energy storage investment Energy storage systems are indispensable for the German energy system. They increase security of supply, reduce energy costs, and support efficient grid operation. However, investment security is at risk. The AgNes grid fee reform and the elimination of the exemption from grid fees for storage systems are causing investors to hesitate and projects to stall.
Julian Jansen
Feb 26, 2026
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Merchant risk and platform value: Batteries move to the core of the energy transition The combination of regulatory clarity, growing system demands and a range of investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of contracting structures makes BESS an increasingly attractive asset class for financial sponsors across Europe, write Carlos Candil and Carlo de Hassof Lincoln International.
Carlos Candil, Carlo de Haas
Feb 20, 2026

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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.
Mukesh Chatter
Nov 11, 2024
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Concentrated solar power: much cheaper than batteries for energy storage By offering cheap energy storage, concentrating solar power (CSP) has huge potential. It requires international standards to become a competitive market proposition, however.
Catherine Bischofberger
Nov 06, 2024
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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.
Jordan Perrone
Oct 25, 2024
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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.
The International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
Oct 09, 2024
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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?
Nadine Bourgeois
Oct 04, 2024
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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.
Nithin Rajavelu
Sep 25, 2024
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Are batteries the best option for energy storage? While other options exist, lithium-ion batteries are becoming the preferred way to store energy from renewable energy sources, with the help of IEC Standards.
Catherine Bischofberger
Sep 05, 2024
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Global energy storage market: H1 2024 installation figures Policy mandates in China have driven the global energy storage market in the first half of 2024 to new highs, backed by the rapid growth in the US market. Meanwhile, Europe posted mixed results. Robin Song, InfoLink Consulting’s energy storage analyst, breaks down the figures.
Robin Song
Aug 30, 2024
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Global energy storage cell shipment: H1 2024 retrospect and prospect The global energy storage market grew amid turbulence in the first half of 2024. Robin Song, InfoLink Consulting's energy storage analyst, breaks down the figures.
Robin Song
Aug 26, 2024

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