Leading European BESS owner-operators discuss the roles of subsidy schemes, contract revenues and merchant approaches in helping the continent build out its BESS pipeline.

What are the system needs that LDES is going to solve, and what technologies are most appropriate for those applications?

How can energy storage capitalise on energy price volatility in European markets, and how do investors need to think about future opportunities and challenges? An expert panel at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London in February dived into the topic.

How much long-duration energy storage (LDES) does the UK system need, is the government’s cap-and-floor the right way to procure it, and what does the long-term picture look like?

How should developers and investors think about long-term BESS revenues in light of eventual market saturation?

Building BESS is complicated, with myriad considerations around supplier contracts, site acceptance tests, data analysis, interface between different contractors.

The attractiveness of the BESS market for M&A and investment, amidst a slowdown in activity, was discussed on a panel at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London.

How can the industry prepare for when the first wave of utility-scale BESS projects begin to reach end-of-life?

What does the combination of regulatory, supply chain and market pressures mean for the cost of building large-scale BESS this year?

How do you ensure quality and performance and mitigate risk when buying BESS equipment? Expert speakers from consultancies, analytics firms and independent power producers discussed the topic in a recent panel discussion.