Storage for PV Integration: Increasing PV Penetration, Flexibility, and Bankability
Day: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Time: 17:00 PM – 18:30 PM
Venue: World Trade Center (WTC), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Access: Open to all registered conference participants
As PV deployment accelerates globally, storage is increasingly seen as a key enabler of system integration. However, its role varies significantly depending on context, including grid support, self-consumption, hybrid systems and coordinated system configurations.
This event will explore how storage contributes to higher PV penetration, what technical and operational challenges remain, and which market and policy frameworks are needed to make PV plus storage scalable and bankable. The session will bring together perspectives from different IEA PVPS Tasks and external experts, combining technical, economic and policy insights.
Session 1 – Technical integration: how storage supports higher PV penetration
- Role of storage in increasing PV hosting capacity and reducing curtailment
- Storage services for grid support, flexibility and system integration
- Forecasting and operational optimisation in high-PV systems
- PV plus storage in weak grids, off-grid and hybrid systems
- Technical questions related to sizing, dispatch, control strategies and seasonal feasibility
Session 2 – Value, business models and policy: making PV plus storage scalable
- Business models for PV plus storage, including self-consumption and aggregation
- Bankability, revenue stacking and risk allocation
- Policy and regulatory frameworks enabling PV plus storage deployment
- Role of storage in hybrid systems and sector coupling