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VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Role of subsidies, contracted and merchant revenues in Europe’s BESS buildout

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

You can watch a full video recording of the ‘Subsidy, Contracted and Merchant – Which Revenue Models Will Deliver Europe’s Storage Pipeline’ panel discussion below. It took place at Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London in February, and featured:

  • Anna Darmani, Principal Analyst, Wood Mackenzie (moderator)
  • Dario Hernandez, Head of Energy Storage, NextEnergy Capital
  • Daniel Connor, Director & CEO, Dais Energy
  • Kilian Leykam, Executive Director Revenue, BW ESS
  • Tomasz, Janiszewski, Chair of the BESS Economics and Financing Section, Polish Energy Storage Association (PSME)
  • Tom Smout, Head of Energy Storage, LCP Delta

The event featured presentations, workshops, fireside chats and over 30 panel discussions, many of which we are posting video of on ESN Premium. The Summit event in London is the flagship event in our publisher Solar Media’s now 15-strong series of energy storage industry events globally.

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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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