Recording of Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 4:28 .

ESS Panel Discusses Impact of Energy Storage Policy on Business and Project Development

The second panel of the ESS, moderated by Lars Stephan from Fluence, focuses on energy storage policy. Despite initial technical issues due to a lack of engineering expertise among panelists, discussions proceed smoothly. The session aims to explore how policies impact business cases and project development in the booming energy storage market. Although Europe has only deployed 7% of its forecasted capacity for 2030, robust revenues indicate strong potential growth driven by increasing renewable integration and resultant market volatility. However, navigating complex EU legislation at various levels poses challenges for permitting and operating energy storage projects. The panel features four experts presenting different aspects: Benedikt discusses grid fees; Anna covers contracted revenue streams related to capacity markets; Mariyana addresses European manufacturing of energy storage solutions; Marvin concludes with compliance topics including battery regulation and cybersecurity concerns. These insights aim to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of current policy landscapes affecting the sector's expansion opportunities.

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Speaker

Lars Stephan
Director Marketing, Policy and Public Affairs (EMEA)
Fluence
United Kingdom

Talk of session: The Most Important Regulatory Developments for the Energy Storage Industry

To provide much-needed flexibility to the increasingly renewables-dominated power systems, energy storage requires suitable market schemes and fair market conditions. Although authorities are increasingly recognizing the benefits of storage, regulations are still lagging behind. Lack of contracted revenues, barriers to co-location with PV, and an uneven playing field for European cleantech manufacturers are only a few examples of where storage needs regulatory action.In this panel, experts discuss the most exciting developments in regulatory frameworks, their suitability for unlocking the full potential of energy storage as well as the improvements that need to be made.

Further Talks of this session:

Large-Scale BESS: Grid-Beneficial or Grid-Polluting? Exploring the German Perspective

Speaker

Benedikt Deuchert
Head of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs
Kyon Energy Solutions GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Unlocking Energy Storage Potential: Regulatory Reforms for Eastern Europe

Speaker

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

To Talk

Manufacturing BESS in Europe - Mission Possible!

Speaker

Mariyana Yaneva
Chief Operating Officer
International Power Supply (IPS)
Bulgaria

To Talk

Regulatory Framework for ESS - Stay Safe for the Future

Speaker

Marvin Müller
Senior Project Engineer
PEM Motion GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Panel Discussion

To Talk