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.
Presentations
PV Integration into Markets and Electricity Networks
Gerd Heilscher, Technische Hochschule Ulm, Germany, IEA PVPS Task 19 Manager
Hydrogen Hubs and European Initiatives
Veronika Vancheri, RVO, the Netherlands, Task 20 Manager
Solar Resource for High Penetration and Large-Scale Applications
Jan Remund, Meteotest, Switzerland, Task 16 Manager
Storage for PV integration: increasing PV penetration, flexibility, and bankability
Melodie de l’Epine, Becquerel Institute, France, Task 1 Manager
Value, Business Models and Policy: Lithuania case
Juras Ulbikas, Protech / Metsolar, Lithuania, Task 1 Expert / Lithuania ExCo
PV Storage Systems –Off-grid & hybrid PV
Angele Reinders, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, Task 1 Expert