A ‘staged approach’ to implementing the EU Battery Passport could be essential if Europe is to improve its battery supply chain.

‘We are walking with open eyes into new dependencies,’ said ReCharge’s Ilka von Dalwigk at the Energy Storage Summit.

The inertia market could be a significant contributor to the German energy mix, despite the challenges that remain.

Minimising counterparty risk is a key component of the German BESS sector, particularly amid ongoing political uncertainty.

“The word tsunami describes very well the hype that was in Germany,” said Cristina Yandiola at this week’s Energy Storage Summit.

The upcoming German capacity market must be designed in such a way that enables BESS to generate revenue, according to industry experts.

Greater clarity in both government policy and market mechanisms could be essential if the German BESS industry is to realise its potential.

We hear from Christina Hepp, strategy director at battery energy storage system (BESS) owner-operator Green Flexibility, on the big successes and challenges in the German market today.

That’s according to Benedikt Deuchert, head of business development and regulatory affairs for German battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and EPC firm Kyon Energy.

The German network regulator’s decision to maintain grid fee exemptions for battery storage “ensures that billions in private investment remain directed” into the market, Energy-Storage.news has heard.