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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.

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.

How big is Germany's battery storage market in 2023?

According to the latest market survey by SolarPower Europe, the German market for large battery storage systems with more than 1 MWh also saw considerable growth in 2023: In 2022, 50 large-scale battery storage systems were installed over the entire year – in 2023, this number was already reached in July.

How many solar storage systems were installed in 2023?

The number of newly installed solar storage systems continued to surge in 2023. The figures recorded by the German Solar Association (BSW) in 2022 – 214,000 new residential storage systems, 3,900 new commercial storage systems and an installed storage capacity of around 6.7 gigawatt hours (GWh) – were far exceeded in 2023.