Germany’s early lead among Europe’s battery storage adopters is gone, but some see change coming on the horizon, Cameron Murray writes.

Alfen has been contracted to supply a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sweden for electricity network company Ellevio.

The newest frequency service launched by the UK’s National Grid Electricity System Operator has gone live.

The high rates of return in the UK energy storage market seen in the last 6-12 months are unlikely to continue going forward as capex costs increase and ancillary markets saturate.

Energy storage developer Jupiter Power has turned a 200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas online.

Gore Street has completed the acquisition of a 90% stake in a 28MWh operational energy storage asset in Cremzow, Germany.

Energy storage could garner a market share of one-third by 2025 for the new, pan-European automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR) market, which is set to launch in the middle of this year with France and Germany mutualising capacity first.

Although different energy storage technologies are often thought of as in competition with each other, it’s a case of all-hands-on-deck if we are to achieve deployment targets.

Optimisation deals have been announced for battery storage systems in the UK for Habitat Energy and Centrica with developers Eelpower and Arlington Energy respectively.

Investors are now becoming more comfortable with battery storage in the UK, with projects being profitable and cost-effective, according to industry experts.