Premium

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

May 8, 2026
LinkedIn
Twitter
Reddit
Facebook
Email

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.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

9 June 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
Held alongside The Battery Show Europe, Energy Storage Summit provides a focused platform to understand the policies, revenue models and deployment conditions shaping Germany’s utility-scale storage boom. With contributions from TSOs, banks, developers and optimisers, the Summit explores regulation, merchant strategies, financing, grid tariffs and project delivery in a market forecast to integrate 24GW of storage by 2037.
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.

Read Next

May 8, 2026
Norway-headquartered ESS-focused battery startup Morrow has filed for bankruptcy, in another blow to Europe’s domestic battery industry.
Premium
May 7, 2026
What are the system needs that LDES is going to solve, and what technologies are most appropriate for those applications?
Premium
May 6, 2026
We catch up with James Mills, managing director of UK BESS investor Adaptogen Capital, about UK market dynamics, its expansion into Europe, and BESS capex in 2026 and beyond.
May 6, 2026
A quartet of Germany BESS project announcements: Green Flexibility has completed a project, Suncatcher has enlisted Statkraft to optimise three solar-plus-storage ones, SWB and Be.storaged are together building a system, while ArcelorMittal has enlisted EDF Power Solutions to do so.
Premium
May 4, 2026
ESN Premium examines likely reasons why owner SK Innovation E&S is seeking financing options for Key Capture Energy (KCE), including a potential sale.