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VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Lessons learned from BESS construction projects

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

The ‘Lessons Learned from BESS Construction Projects’ panel discussion at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London in February dived into all of that and more, featuring:

  • Andy Colthorpe, Editor – Energy-Storage.news, Solar Media
  • Steven Xuereb, Executive Director, Kiwa
  • Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO, ACCURE Battery Intelligence
  • Gili Almagor, Director of Energy Storage, Nofar Energy

The Summit is the flagship event in our publisher Solar Media’s series of energy storage-focused events globally, which now totals 16, all of which you can learn more about here. We’ve already posted several sessions from the event and will continue to post more in the coming weeks.

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See the full video of the panel discussion on construction below, and all the ones posted so far here.

2 December 2026
Italy
Battery Asset Management Summit Europe is the annual meeting for owners, operators, investors, and optimisation specialists working with operational BESS assets across the continent. The Summit focuses on how to maximise performance and revenue, manage degradation, integrate advanced optimisation software, navigate evolving market and regulatory frameworks, and plan for repowering or end-of-life strategies. With insights from Europe’s most active storage markets, it equips attendees with practical guidance to run resilient, profitable battery portfolios as the sector scales.

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