Statkraft, Kyon Energy and Juniz Energy have progressed BESS projects in Germany, all in all totalling a combined 213MWh of capacity.
BESS platform Juniz Energy has secured financing for a 100MWh pipeline, Norway state-owned energy firm Statkraft has commissioned a solar-and-storage project, while Canadian Solar’s E-Storage subsidiary will supply the BESS for a project developed and built by Kyon Energy.
The trio of announcements come towards the tail end of a busy year of activity in Germany’s energy storage market, generally viewed as the most attractive in Europe thanks to huge arbitrage opportunities in its deep wholesale energy market, as well as recent improvements to the regulatory regime for storage.
Just in the past fortnight, two projects of c.700MWh each from RWE and Eco Stor started construction, the largest in Germany to reach that stage, while LEAG announced a 1GW/4GWh project with Fluence targeting 2027/28 operation, one of the largest in the world.
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Statkraft commissions largest ‘innovation tender’ solar-plus-storage project
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, today commissioned Germany’s largest hybrid solar and BESS project under the country’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), also commonly referred to as the ‘innovation tender’ or ‘innovation auction’.
The scheme provides a subsidy to renewables plants that are hybidised with, and charge to, an energy storage system.
The €45 million (US$52.30 million) project comprises a 46.4MW solar plant and a 16MW/57MWh BESS, comprised of 88 ‘battery cubes’. Though not mentioned in an announcement, the size and image provided of the project (above) show they are from system integrator Fluence.
Final tests are underway for the stable grid connection of the Zerbst project, which has been feeding energy into the grid since October 2025.
Canadian Solar BESS arm to supply Kyon project
Solar PV giant Canadian Solar’s BESS arm E-Storage will provide 20.7MW/56MWh of BESS for a project in Lower Saxony, Germany, along with a 20-year long-term service agreement (LTSA).
E-Storage will provide its proprietary Solbank solution, with shipments expected to begin in March 2026 for commissioning later on in the year.
BESS platform Kyon Energy developed the project and will also be the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) management contractor until commercial operation. Kyon has been owned by oil and gas major TotalEnergies since January 2024.
It was recently reported that TotalEnergies was considering selling a stake in Kyon and its pipeline, which we looked at for an ESN Premium article last week.
TotalEnergies has its own BESS integrator arm in Saft, owned since 2016, which is providing the BESS for seven projects developed by Kyon that the oil and gas major is building in Germany, totalling 321MW. So Kyon’s (or TotalEnergies’) use of another BESS provider in this case is noteworthy.
Juniz Energy secures finance for three Germany BESS
Germany BESS platform Juniz Energy (stylised as ‘ju:niz’) has secured financing from Hamburg Commercial Bank AG (HCOB) for the construction and operation of three BESS projects totalling around 100MWh.
HCOB acted as lender, agent, account bank and hedging bank for the transaction. Juniz is a portfolio company of private equity firm EQT, acquired in 2024.
Markus Binding, CFO at ju:niz Energy, said: “This financing is an important step in realising our pipeline of battery projects in Germany. We see great growth opportunities in the coming years, which we want to seize together with our partners. Flexible, attractive financing solutions are a key value driver for us. We sincerely thank HCOB’s team of experts for their trust and cooperation.”
