Recording of Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 11:45 .

Insights into Co-location and Solar Energy Trends by GridCog

GridCog specializes in modeling energy projects and has analyzed over 16,000 sites worldwide, focusing on the advantages of co-location, particularly solar and battery storage hybrid projects. The presentation highlights significant changes in capture rates and declining solar prices in key cities, necessitating advanced modeling software for renewable energy management. Solar markets in Australia and Spain face challenges with low capture rates, which impacts their viability and requires strategic intervention. Recent trends show energy prices in New South Wales are starting to rise due to increased residential battery storage, while Spain encounters issues with rapidly falling prices. Co-locating solar with battery storage can enhance grid connection utilization, thereby increasing revenues for solar projects, particularly in regions like Australia and Germany. However, regulatory restrictions have slowed the co-location potential in Great Britain. GridCog emphasizes the importance of understanding these dynamics to optimize project revenues and shape future energy strategies.

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Speaker

Genna Boyle
Chief Commercial Officer & Head of EMEA
Gridcog
United Kingdom

Talk of session: Utility-scale Storage: New Challenges and New Strategies

As the energy storage market has evolved, one of the biggest barriers to battery storage deployment is grid connection. In Germany, one of Europe's most attractive markets, several gigawatts of storage remain stuck in connection queues, which questions project business cases as long-term revenues are unknown and projects cannot go online soon to benefit from existing prices and market conditions. Limited grid capacity means developers must act proactively and think creatively. Possible solutions include closer collaboration with DSOs to enable system-friendly integration, co-locating batteries with PV to use existing infrastructure, or cable pooling to optimize grid usage. Therefore, beyond trading and arbitrage, strategies like infrastructure sharing, partnerships with optimizers, and renting out batteries through tolling instead of developing projects are gaining ground. This session will examine how to navigate grid constraints and unlock the full value of storage in today's evolving energy system.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Anna Darmani
Principal Analyst, Energy Storage Europe
Wood Mackenzie
United Kingdom

To Talk

Beyond Revenues - Future Proof Revenue Stack for BESS

Speaker

Sebastian Glibic
Transaction Manager
Vattenfall
Netherlands

To Talk

From Merchant Risk to Bankable Flexibility: Utility-scale Battery Storage Business Models in Grid-Constrained Markets

Speaker

Dr. Stefan Englberger
Head of Commercial & Investment Analysis
ECO STOR GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Enabling Utility-scale BSS Projects Through Cable Pooling - Status, Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker

Dr. Oliver Schmidt
CEO
dvlp.energy
Germany

To Talk

Unlocking Utility-scale Storage in Europe: Overcoming Grid Bottlenecks With Innovative Business Models and Best Practices

Speaker

Eva Zimmermann
Senior Research Associate Flexible Energy
Aurora Energy Research
Germany

To Talk

Panel Discussion

To Talk

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