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Does Germany have a solar-plus-storage innovation tender?

Image: Baywa r.e. The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 587MW of solar-plus-storage in its latest Innovation Tender. As has been the case in many of Germany’s recent solar PV auctions, the Innovation Tender ended up oversubscribed, with 154 bids made for 1.8GW of capacity out of 583MW tendered capacity.

Will Germany be able to develop distributed energy storage systems by 2028?

Through the innovation tenders, it plans to award contracts for up to 4 GWh to developers of distributed energy storage systems by 2028. The current energy crisis brought the need for smart integration of renewables into renewed focus with the build-out of green generation booming in Germany.

Can Germany use solar energy?

However, renewable energies come with a catch: Due to a lack of storage capacity, Germany cannot fully leverage the potential that solar energy ofers. During sunny and windy phases, wind and solar park operators have to throttle or even shut down their systems repeatedly to avoid overloading the power grids.

Will Germany add more power storage projects in 2023?

Germany will likely add many more projects in the coming months, as the federal government increasingly focuses on storage solutions. In December 2023, the Federal Ministry for Economic Afairs and Climate Action (BMWK) published its “Power Storage Strategy” to accelerate the development of new capacities.