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May 22, 2026
BW ESS’ Roberto Jimenez on stage at at an event last year in Milan, run by BESS and inverter firm Sungrow, which has provided tech for numerous BW ESS projects. Image: BW ESS / Sungrow via LinkedIn.
The situation and uncertainty around grid connections and grid fees in Germany is evolving, possibly enabling market participants to look beyond the August 2029 grid fee exemption cut-off date – although uncertainty is still very high.
That’s partially based on comments from Roberto Jimenez, executive director at BW ESS, a battery energy storage system (BESS) owner-operator, ahead of next month’s Energy Storage Summit at The Battery Show Europe, in Stuttgart, Germany (9-11 June).
