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Opinions on energy, storage and financing

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3 November 2026

How a BESS project gets financed

Grants, private capital and contracted revenues: the three pieces that have to fit together.

29 October 2026

Why it matters where you put a battery

Where a battery sits matters almost as much as its size: grid, flexibility, industrial demand.

28 October 2026

Winter 2026–2027: what a battery can and cannot do for a business

The honest part: a battery stores energy, it does not produce it. What it can do for a factory, a warehouse or a hotel.

27 October 2026

Stand-alone storage call (Modernisation Fund) extended to 15.11.2026

The deadline of the stand-alone battery call has been extended. The main conditions, in short.

26 October 2026

Circular economy: preparing panel and battery recycling in Galati

Building renewable energy responsibly means thinking about the whole life cycle.

23 October 2026

Helsinki and Capalo AI Energy Day: see you again

Wrapping up the Helsinki visit: conversations about flexibility, financing and partnerships.

23 October 2026

Clean Horizon Storage Index, September 2026 (3/3): lessons for a BESS business case

Five practical lessons from the Storage Index for anyone building a business case for storage.

22 October 2026

Capalo AI Energy Day: my questions on the Offtake & Bankability panel

For storage in Romania, the hard questions are no longer about technology but about what lenders need to see.

22 October 2026

Clean Horizon Storage Index, September 2026 (2/3): the Romanian perspective

Storage revenues in Romania according to the September 2026 Storage Index, and what they mean for projects.

21 October 2026

Clean Horizon Storage Index, September 2026 (1/3): European takeaways

What the Clean Horizon index shows about European storage markets, written from Helsinki.

19 October 2026

Why flexibility is the next chapter

Romania has shown it can build solar. The next question: how to make every MWh count.

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9 October 2026

Romania's grid is changing: the value is in storage

Why generation and storage projects should be planned together, right from the start.