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Co-location, integration

Energy storage is the name of the game across many of Europe’s largest energy markets this year, as crowded grids become a bottleneck to new solar and wind installations. pv magazine met with Bernhard Suchland, CEO of project services provider Sunotec, for an update on large-scale solar and battery projects in Germany and Bulgaria.

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Mark Hutchins

02 May 2025

Sunotec built the Verinsko project in Ihtiman, Bulgaria, combining 17.9 MW of solar with a 36.6 MWh battery. | Photo: Sunotec

pv magazine: How do you see the market for renewable energy projects in Europe this year?Bernhard Suchland: Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are the central theme in many markets. It’s becoming difficult to make a case for standalone PV, even in Germany, with the EEG [Renewable Energy Act], feed-in tariffs are rather low. Then you …

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