Just yesterday (28 May), Kyon announced it had started building three of those projects: the Brilon (103MW/208MWh), Husum (147MW/296MWh) and Sulzetal (24MW/48MWh) projects, totalling 552MWh.
In this Q&A, Deuchert gives a snapshot of the German market today, key trends in financing, and the major challenges including regulatory uncertainty.
Note that Deuchert’s comments were provided before German regulators last week clarified that BESS projects coming online by 4 August 2029 will be exempt from charge-discharge grid fees. There had been huge uncertainty over this in the past few months.
Germany ‘one of Europe’s most dynamic and attractive markets’
Energy-Storage.news: How would you characterise the current state of the German energy storage market, in terms of the key trends, major successes and achievements, and challenges still to be overcome?
