In an interview with pv magazine, board members of the Danish Solar Association Johan Christensen and Jacob Engdal explain that interest in battery energy storage is growing significantly in Denmark. The interest spans across market segments, with market signals and electricity price volatility acting as key drivers.
While Denmark’s solar market faces grid-related challenges, a rapid rise in battery storage deployment is creating new opportunities for developers and investors, according to Johan Christensen and Jacob Engdal, board members of the Danish solar association Dansk Solcelleforening.
Speaking to pv magazine during the Smarter E event in Munich, Christensen and Engdal explained that standalone solar projects are becoming more difficult to develop, while hybrid projects are attracting growing interest.
“I think we all can see that PV has been suffering a bit,” Christensen said. “We have a lot of problems surrounding PV and new legislation, too much bureaucracy, and a lot of new rules which are going to be implemented.”
Amid challenges for solar, Christensen said battery storage is emerging as the major growth engine for Denmark’s energy market.
