Recording of Monday, June 22, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 2:43 .

Introduction to Energy Storage Europe Panel

Patrick Clerens, the host of Energy Storage Europe, opens the panel discussion with a brief overview, noting that the session is condensed to one hour instead of the usual one and a half. He encourages open dialogue among attendees, comparing the atmosphere to a family gathering where questions and discussions are welcomed.Clerens emphasizes the importance of audience participation and reassures attendees that their comments will not be broadcast or quoted. He plans to introduce each panelist individually for presentations, followed by a discussion session that actively involves the audience. The session aims to be engaging and informative, encouraging attendees to actively participate rather than passively listen.

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Speaker

Patrick Clerens
Secretary General
Energy Storage Europe

Talk of session: Solar + Storage - Integrating Hybrid Assets for Grid Support and Flexibility

Europe's rapid solar expansion is pushing power grids to their limits. Grid operators across the continent are now turning to co-located solar-plus-storage systems to stabilize networks, absorb excess generation and unlock new connection capacity. These projects mark a shift from asset-centric storage design to grid-integrated operation and market-based procurement. This session highlights recent 2026 initiatives that show how integrated solar-plus-storage assets can reinforce the grid by providing congestion relief, voltage and inertia support and firm capacity, thereby enabling higher renewable penetration and broader market participation. Speakers will share lessons from real-world projects demonstrating how close coordination between grid operators, developers and flexibility providers transforms solar-plus-storage systems from a balancing resource into essential grid infrastructure.

Further Talks of this session:

Overview of System Services in Europe: System Needs, and How They Are Remunerated

Speaker

Tom Smout
Head of Storage
LCP Delta
United Kingdom

To Talk

Emerging System Services in Europe: Congestion Management

Speaker

Carsten Bakker
System Services Product Manager
Elia Group
Belgium

To Talk

Ensuring Stability in a Declining System Inertia: Europe's Needs and Real-Life Experiences

Speaker

Jaromir Simon
Energy Policy Manager Central Europe
Tesla
Germany

To Talk

Limiting Congestion and Grid Reinforcement, Enabling Renewables: The 2026 MiNDFlex (Unareti Pilot Poject)

Speaker

Hasnain Salman
Project Engineer
a2a Life Company
Italy

To Talk

Q&A

To Talk

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