2026年储能报告：关键趋势、挑战与成就

Charting the key trends, challenges and successesin the world’s most exciting industry Fire safetyThe latest on NFPA855 and LSFTs, Grid-forming technologyLeading providers discussthe next frontier of BESS Fluence Q&ADirector of strategy discusseshigh-level strategy, plans andchallenges, p16-18 Introduction Published by Informa Markets | Solar Media240 Blackfriars, London, SE1 8NWenergy-storage.news Welcome to the 2026 edition of The Energy Storage Report,the supplemental publication for the Energy Storage PublisherDavid Owen In it, you’ll find insights, analysis and fresh reporting fromtheEnergy-Storage.newseditorial team, giving you the Contributors: Andy Colthorpe, George Heynes, April Bonner Market Research Analysts:Josh Cornes, Charlotte Gisbourne Some of the content is taken from ourEnergy-Storage.news Premiumoffering, which offers 20-30 exclusivenews, analysis and interview articles a month, back issuesof our quarterly journalPV Tech Powerand other exclu- Design & production:Sarah-Jane Lee Advertising Sales director: David Evans Account managers: Jessica Winch, Lili Zhu, Adam Morrison Read on for deep-dives on the biggest topics in BESStoday, including fire safety, grid-forming technology, supplychain, grid, pricing, tolls and PPAs, optimisation, cyberse-curity, bankability, warranties, project financing and more.Most content is globally relevant, with some regional deep- Marketing manager: Madalina Barta Printed by Buxton Press Ltd., Derbyshire While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents ofthis supplement, the publisher will accept no responsibility for any errors, oropinion expressed, or omissions, or for any loss or damage, consequentialor otherwise, suffered as a result of any material here published. The entirecontents of this publication are protected by copyright, full details of which So, from myself and the whole team at Solar Media, thankyou for reading our content, attending and supporting ourevents, and most of all for being part of this exciting, game- Cover image: A render of LEAG’s 1GW/4GWh Germany project, to besupplied by Fluence.Credit: Fluence/LEAG. Supplement editor:Cameron Murray The biggest news. Get ahead. Get Premium. 33-36Lessons learned from a year of US batterystorage project local engagement after MossLanding 06News The biggest Energy-Storage.news headlines fromthe past few months 07-25Technology and Global 37-52Markets 7-10Grid-forming: a technical adjustment with a bigimpactFinland-headquartered integrators Wärtsilä andMerus Power discuss the next frontier of BESS’role on the grid11-13ESS supplier landscape in 2025: strong growthand profitability increases, but for how long?The latest from Solar Media Market Research’sBattery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report14-15BESS deployments set to soar in 2026 inEurope, US and AustraliaAn overview of large-scale installations last yearand this year’s pipeline16-18‘Expectations will continue to rise’: Fluence 37-38EV slowdown creates potential lifeline for USenergy storage amid FEOC, tariffsArevon talks about life under the new tariff and taxcredit environment42-43Private sector backers needed for next phaseof Middle East energy storage marketHow Saudi Arabia and the UAE are looking tocontinue their astronomic storage growth44-45Identifying the top LDES vendorsAn analyst from Sightline Climate looks at which 54-63Software & Optimisation 54-55IPP Zelestra discusses its ‘industry-first’ PPAsand tolls in Spain and ItalyThe challenges and highlights of securing novellong-term offtake deals56-57Year in Review 2025: perspectives on energystorage softwareAnalytics firm Twaice and Wärtsilä’s software VPon the big trends and challenges59NEM-specific battery optimisers’ capture morerevenue during the market volatility around 27-36Business 27-28Turning data centres from a ‘potential liabilityto a grid asset’: Calibrant on its first-of-a-kindBESS with AlignedHow a BESS project is set to help a data centrecome online years earlier than planned29-32Financing large-scale BESS in Europe:successes and challengesWe hear from leading owner-operators andfinanciers across the continent The Energy-Storage.news team will be walking the show floor at the Energy Storage Summit in London.They’ll also be involved in a number of sessions each day. Here’s where you can find them. Andy ColthorpeEditor, Energy-Storage.news Cameron MurraySenior reporter, Energy-Storage.news Jessica WinchBusiness Development Manager Molly GreenSenior reporter, Solar Power Portal Michael BrookEditor-in-chief GGeerrmmanyyy: LLEAAGG bbuuilds 11GWW/4GGWhh largeesstBBEESSSS prooojeectt in EEuurope, Fluuencce too suppplly techThe low-carbon subsidiary of German energy companyLEAG is constructing Europe’s largest single-site batterystorage project, in partnership with Fluence.LEAG Clean Power will deploy the 1GW/4GWh standaloneBESS in Jänschwalde, a municipality in Germany near the country’s eastern border with