Germany and Poland offer top co-location potential in Europe

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
Germany and Poland are two countries that offer great potential for co-location. Image: Business Wire.

Germany, Poland, the UK and the Ireland I-SEM are the top markets for renewables and battery energy storage systems (BESS) co-location in Europe. These countries, except Germany, also boast the most favourable policies and regulations, according to power market analytics company Aurora Energy.

In its European Renewables Co-location Report, Aurora Energy examines the co-location potential of 12 European countries. In Germany, co-location offers attractive revenue stacking opportunities, low grid fees and mitigation of significant cannibalisation risk for renewables, while Poland boasts a strong subsidy environment with cable pooling and access to long-term capacity market contracts.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Unlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysis

Photovoltaics International is now included.

  • Regular insight and analysis of the industry’s biggest developments
  • In-depth interviews with the industry’s leading figures
  • Unlimited digital access to the PV Tech Power journal catalogue
  • Unlimited digital access to the Photovoltaics International journal catalogue
  • Access to more than 1,000 technical papers
  • Discounts on Solar Media’s portfolio of events, in-person and virtual

Or continue reading this article for free

The UK becomes one of the most favourable market thanks to favourable regulations, granting co-located assets access to multiple markets and offering faster grid access for co-located renewables projects. The Ireland I-SEM is rated high in Aurora Energy’s study because of its beneficial legislation that facilitates faster grid access and high curtailment risks to renewables.

Regarding policies and regulations, a total of five countries are rated as the most favourable markets in the report. The Polish market offers accessibility to long-term capacity market revenues and novel cable pooling regulation, while Hungary introduced mandatory co-location for solar PV assets “above a certain size.”

Meanwhile in France, co-located solar PV systems can participate in French contract for differences (CfD) auctions, which have historically cleared at high strike prices. The Ireland I-SEM and UK markets are favourable due to the variety of available revenue streams for projects and potential benefits in terms of grid access and curtailment risks.

Looking forward, Aurora Energy predicted an additional 421GW of intermittent renewables capacity by 2030, which will pose significant risks to renewables assets such as the cannibalisation of capture prices, increasing curtailment and rising imbalance costs. Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and the Ireland I-SEM will be most affected, but they can opt for co-location projects to mitigate the risks.

Recently, PV Tech published an article written by Aurora Energy Research’s research lead expert of Southeastern Europe Panos Kefalas, who examined the key trends of co-location in the region.

A panel discussion on the business opportunities for co-located solar and energy storage projects was covered at the Energy Storage Summit 2024 conference earlier this year.

21 May 2025
London, UK
The Renewables Procurement & Revenues Summit serves as the European platform for connecting renewable energy suppliers to the future of energy demand. This includes bringing together a community of European off-takers, renewable generators, utilities, asset owners, and financiers. The challenges ahead are complex, but through collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision, we can navigate uncertainties and forge a sustainable energy future. Let us harness our collective knowledge to advance the renewable energy agenda.
3 June 2025
Messe Stuttgart Stuttgart, Germany
Meet battery manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, thought leaders and decision-makers for a conference and battery tech expo focused on the latest developments in the advanced battery and automotive industries. Stay plugged in for all the latest information on The Battery Show Europe 2024 including: Keynote Speakers & Conference Overview Show Features Floor Plan & Exhibitor News Travel & Transport information
17 June 2025
Napa, USA
PV Tech has been running PV ModuleTech Conferences since 2017. PV ModuleTech USA, on 17-18 June 2025, will be our fourth PV ModulelTech conference dedicated to the U.S. utility scale solar sector. The event will gather the key stakeholders from solar developers, solar asset owners and investors, PV manufacturing, policy-making and and all interested downstream channels and third-party entities. The goal is simple: to map out the PV module supply channels to the U.S. out to 2026 and beyond.
25 November 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Large Scale Solar Central and Eastern Europe continues to be the place to leverage a network that has been made over more than 10 years, to build critical partnerships to develop solar projects throughout the region.
2 December 2025
Málaga, Spain
Understanding PV module supply to the European market in 2026. PV ModuleTech Europe 2025 is a two-day conference that tackles these challenges directly, with an agenda that addresses all aspects of module supplier selection; product availability, technology offerings, traceability of supply-chain, factory auditing, module testing and reliability, and company bankability.
10 March 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
The conference will gather the key stakeholders from PV manufacturing, equipment/materials, policy-making and strategy, capital equipment investment and all interested downstream channels and third-party entities. The goal is simple: to map out PV manufacturing out to 2030 and beyond.

Read Next

April 25, 2025
Austria has announced a 'Made in Europe' bonus of 20% to government funding for PV and storage projects that use components made in Europe.
April 24, 2025
Leading Chinese firm DAS Solar has started construction at a 3GW module manufacturing facility in Mandeure, France, its first in Europe.
April 24, 2025
Lee Zhang of Sungrow reveals how the company's new inverter meets the needs of the rapidly evolving solar and storage industries.
April 24, 2025
Floating solar remains constrained by a range of technical and regulatory uncertainties, according to an IEA PVPS report.
April 24, 2025
Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has reduced shifts for around 300 employees at its Thalheim cell manufacturing facility amid supply chain challenges.
April 24, 2025
US material recovery firm OnePlanet has closed two financing deals to aid the development of a solar module recycling facility in Florida.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
April 29, 2025
Dallas, Texas
Media Partners, Solar Media Events
May 7, 2025
Munich, Germany
Solar Media Events
May 21, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
June 17, 2025
Napa, USA
Solar Media Events
July 1, 2025
London, UK