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Germany’s grid fees and inertia payments highlight contrasts in energy storage regulation
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (491+ words) Germany's energy storage market growth will be hampered by a regulatory decision to potentially charge utility-scale project operators fees for use of the grid, Energy-Storage.news has heard. The lifting of an exemption on grid fees until 2029 has introduced uncertainty…...
Batteries provide ‘flexibility’ in the European renewable revenue stack
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (539+ words) Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are a key facilitator of flexibility in a renewable energy project or portfolio's revenue stack, which is of particular importance considering the uncertainty affecting the European investment environment. This is one of the conclusions to…...
‘Balance between profitability and predictability’: inside Europe’s shift towards tolling offtake agreements in battery storage
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (580+ words) Physical tolling agreements have become increasingly popular in the European battery storage industry, but other forms of offtake agreement are still viable, and can offer closer ties between investor and offtaker. This was a key conclusion to be drawn from…...
Gigawatt-hours of investments, tolls, optimisation and platform financing across Europe this week
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (649+ words) Another roundup of European BESS news, this time around portfolios, partnerships, investments, financing, optimisation and tolling in France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Romania. Notable highlights are Grenergy's 10-year BESS toll in Spain and Ingrid Capacity entering the French market....
Europe’s energy storage buildout: who leads and who is left behind
2+ week, 2+ day ago (289+ words) Europe's energy storage market has hit a turning point. What was once a scattered, early-phase market featuring pilot projects and daring developers has swiftly evolved into a dynamic, capital-intensive infrastructure sector, writes Wood Mackenzie research associate Cecilie Kristiansen. In Europe,…...
'Spain's regulatory landscape still incomplete': Nuveen on bankability in Southern Europe
3+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) While steps are being taken, Spain still lacks the market mechanisms and regulatory framework for large-scale energy storage. She will be speaking on the "Tolls are Trending, Merchant is Waning: Structuring Bankable Deals in 2026" panel discussion on Day One of…...
ContourGlobal buys BESS in Greece, Alpiq in France; Iberdrola commissions Spain's largest projects
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1261+ words) More BESS news from across Europe, with ContourGlobal and Alpiq striking sizeable deals in Greece and France, Iberdrola putting projects into operation in Spain, and other project news in Germany, Poland, Denmark and Southeast Europe. It's been another busy week…...
Zelestra’s solar-plus-storage Spain offtake deal is ‘PPA 2.0’, firm says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) IPP Zelestra and utility EDP's recent PPA deal for a solar-plus-storage project in Spain was the first of its kind in Europe and "moves the market forward', a Zelestra executive told ESN Premium. The companies signed a solar-plus-storage power purchase…...