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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

Finance

BBDF 2026: How financing standalone vs. co-located projects really works The "lab" session at Battery Business & Development Forum 2026 made transparent how different stakeholders evaluate and view energy storage projects between standalone and co-located options, and where views diverged.

Apr 01, 2026

Policy

BBDF: German network agency says framework for BESS grid fees coming soon The Federal Network Agency plans to present a framework for the future network fee system at the end of May 2026. Battery Business Development Forum guests hear how grid fees might interact with flexible connection agreements debate, and the potential consequences for battery energy storage system (BESS) returns.

Apr 01, 2026

Finance

BBDF 2026: finance, tolling, and getting the merchant balance right As Europe prepares to roll out 200 GWh of battery storage over the next five years, discussion at the Battery Business & Development Forum 2026 turns to how financing models are rapidly shifting. Bankers, developers and stakeholders shared key pain points with the audience, as well as practical advice.

Mar 31, 2026

Grid-scale

German municipality pioneers land pooling model for utility-scale BESS Much like grid connections, suitable areas for large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be hard to come by. In Laichingen, Germany, local government and private landowners take a pooling approach from the wind sector to support battery storage deployment.

Sandra Enkhardt

Mar 31, 2026

R&D

New cost-saving copper welding technique for battery cells revealed by Fraunhofer Resistance projection welding technique could unlock cost-effective copper interconnection potential. Described as a major opportunity for German battery manufacturers, the new approach to copper interconnections will now be used in commercial production.

Mar 20, 2026

Grid-scale

European BESS capacity to hit 80 GW by 2030, Aurora forecasts Market report finds Europe's deployed battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity now exceeds 17 GW in power output terms. Four-hour batteries forecast to attract more than half of expected investment from 2026 to 2030.

Feb 23, 2026

Flow batteries

CMBlu Energy to supply Uniper with 5 GWh of SolidFlow battery storage technology The ten-year agreement sees CMBlu Energy supply its SolidFlow battery technology to the German energy company from 2027. Uniper intends to deploy the battery systems in tranches of at least 100 MWh.

Sandra Enkhardt

Feb 03, 2026

Projects & Applications

Germany: RWE breaks ground on 800 MWh battery, Kyon commissions 282 MWh project Germany’s utility-scale battery build-out continuess, with a 137.5 MW battery system now grid-connected and a separate 400 MW project confirmed at RWE’s Lingen power plant site.

Jan 30, 2026

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