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Does Germany have a solar-plus-storage innovation tender?

Image: Baywa r.e. The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 587MW of solar-plus-storage in its latest Innovation Tender. As has been the case in many of Germany’s recent solar PV auctions, the Innovation Tender ended up oversubscribed, with 154 bids made for 1.8GW of capacity out of 583MW tendered capacity.

What happened to the bids for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations?

The Bundesnetzagentur has today published details of the successful bids in the auctions for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that closed for bids on 1 July 2024.

How many MW of solar-plus-storage capacity will be awarded?

Both capacity bid for and awarded were higher than the previous innovation auction held in July 2024, which awarded 512MW of capacity for solar-plus-storage projects. The Innovation Tender solicitations were launched in 2020, and are open to project bids that combine two or more renewable or clean energy technologies.

Will Germany be able to develop distributed energy storage systems by 2028?

Through the innovation tenders, it plans to award contracts for up to 4 GWh to developers of distributed energy storage systems by 2028. The current energy crisis brought the need for smart integration of renewables into renewed focus with the build-out of green generation booming in Germany.

Is Germany's innovation tender at a crossroads?

Germany’s innovation tender is at a crossroads. While solar auctions are booming in Germany, their restrictive design has led to lower volumes of co-located solar and storage projects, limiting their economic benefit.

Why were some solar bids disqualified?

The rules introduced by Solar Package I on increasing maximum output power to 50 MW and to a separate maximum bid price for special solar installations were not applied in this bidding round as these fall under the reservation on the granting of authorisations under state aid rules. This was the reason for several bids being disqualified.