Gigawatts of Scale: How Can Energy Storage Attract Bigger Investors?

Synopsis

Europe’s 2030 targets call for more than 200 GW of storage capacity. How can the sector attract the scale of investment needed to meet this? 

• Which routes to market will meet the return and risk profiles of the large-scale infra capital that is needed in the sector? (Tolling agreements, floors, PPAs and hybrid contracts) 
• What size and stage of projects are investors writing cheques for – platforms, portfolios or individual assets?
• What size of projects and business cases should developers be bringing to the table to ensure investment, and how does this differ in the UK vs. European markets? 
• How are banks reassessing debt appetite for storage, and what tenors and counterparties are they demanding?