Solarplaza Summit | Energy Storage The Netherlands

This session places the Netherlands in a European competitive context, examining which market frameworks are actually attracting BESS capital at scale. It distills what must change for the Dutch storage market to accelerate its next phase of deployment.

Not all battery technologies are financeable - and technology choices now directly affect cost of capital, revenue risk, and bankability. Gain insight into price trends and business models, and which system configurations are leading the way toward scalability.

As merchant exposure becomes harder to finance, this session examines which storage contract structures are bankable in 2026, and how risk is being redistributed between asset owners, optimisers, and offtakers.

This presentation examines how hybrid configurations affect grid access, legal structuring, and project economics in a more constrained and risk-aware market.

A practical look at the real-world permitting process for energy storage projects, highlighting common challenges and lessons learned from recent cases. This session also explores how permitting dynamics shift when batteries are integrated with PV or wind assets, and what steps developers can take to streamline approvals.

With grid operators tightening requirements and oversight, developers must adapt to a more complex and constrained connection landscape. This session explores how projects can stay viable amid growing scrutiny, shifting allocation rules, and evolving grid access models.

Gain a behind-the-scenes look at how the most active storage traders structured their setups in 2025—what worked, what failed, and why. This session provides an in-depth analysis of performance results and explores how PICASSO and MARI are reshaping the trading landscape and opportunities for BESS participation in ancillary markets.

With market dynamics shifting rapidly, effective risk hedging has become a cornerstone of profitable storage trading. This session examines how active players manage volatility and protect returns.

Artificial intelligence as a game-changer for forecasting and dispatch.

The shift from hourly to 15-minute trading intervals is reshaping how flexibility and storage assets operate in the Dutch market.

This session explores when longer-duration flexibility becomes system-relevant, and what that implies for grid planning, market design, and capital allocation.

How developers view the role of storage in their portfolios - what drives their investment decisions, how they navigate market and regulatory uncertainties, and where they see the biggest opportunities emerging.

This keynote sets the strategic context for Europe’s battery ambitions by examining how battery manufacturing ecosystems are built, and why China’s scale, integration, and cost advantages have proven so durable. It explores what this means for Europe’s competitiveness, supply-chain resilience, and the pace and cost of energy storage deployment in the coming decade.