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

Experts Discuss Impact of Energy Storage Policy on Business and Project Development at ESS Panel

The panel discussion at the ESS conference, moderated by Lars Stephan from Fluence, focused on energy storage policy and its impact on business cases. Despite initial technical difficulties due to battery issues, the session proceeded with insights into how policies can either facilitate or hinder energy storage projects. The booming market for energy storage was highlighted, noting that only 7% of Europe's forecasted capacity for 2030 had been deployed by late last year. This growth is driven by increasing volatility in wholesale market revenues due to more renewables entering the grid. However, navigating this landscape involves complex legislation across EU and national levels affecting project development stages such as permitting and operation. Four experts presented various aspects: Benedikt discussed grid fees; Anna covered contracted revenue streams related to capacity markets; Mariana addressed manufacturing within Europe; Marvin concluded with compliance topics including battery regulation and cybersecurity concerns essential for developing successful energy storage initiatives amidst evolving regulatory frameworks.

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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