Recognition of the role energy storage must play in Europe’s energy transition has been long overdue. Now that it has arrived, the hard work begins, write Julian Jansen and Lars Stephan of system integrator Fluence.
Energy storage system integration is complex and current approaches can often limit collaboration and flexibility, writes Leon Gosh, managing director of Cellect.
A huge buildout of transmission infrastructure is needed for decarbonisation, and transmission-connected batteries have a big role to play, writes EDF Renewables UK’s Matthew Boulton.
The UK and Ireland’s energy storage pipeline is rapidly growing, with co-located solar PV and storage comprising around 20% of planned capacity, writes Mollie McCorkindale of Solar Media Market Research.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) put battery storage into the mainstream of the US energy industry, but also created supply chain complexities, writes Rauni Jaskari of Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Optimisation (Wärtsilä ES&O).
Market-ready artificial intelligence (AI) is a key feature of battery management to deliver sustainable revenues for a more competitive renewables market, writes Dr Adrien Bizeray of Brill Power.
Creating a connected Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure is crucial for improving the efficiency, security and resilience of BESS, claims IoT system and platform provider Advantech.
Projects are increasingly being deployed close to populations as available plots of land become more scarce, making BESS noise a bigger topic than ever before, writes noise and acoustics consultancy Acentech’s Ethan Brush.
While Norway once aimed to be the ‘battery of Europe’ it has since been overtaken other Nordic countries Sweden and Finland for BESS deployments. Research firm LCP Delta’s Jon Ferris explores the region’s energy storage market dynamics in this long-form article.
Much more needs to be done to ensure that European countries create the right investment environment for flexibility resources in the electricity system, writes Eaton’s Siobahn Meikle.
