Solar + Storage - Integrating Hybrid Assets for Grid Support and Flexibility

Monday, June 22, 2026

Time
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
Hall
ICM München
Room
Room 4

Europe's rapid solar expansion is pushing power grids to their limits. Grid operators across the continent are now turning to co-located solar-plus-storage systems to stabilize networks, absorb excess generation and unlock new connection capacity. These projects mark a shift from asset-centric storage design to grid-integrated operation and market-based procurement.

This session highlights recent 2026 initiatives that show how integrated solar-plus-storage assets can reinforce the grid by providing congestion relief, voltage and inertia support and firm capacity, thereby enabling higher renewable penetration and broader market participation. Speakers will share lessons from real-world projects demonstrating how close coordination between grid operators, developers and flexibility providers transforms solar-plus-storage systems from a balancing resource into essential grid infrastructure.

01:00 pm - 01:10 pmWelcome and Introduction

Patrick Clerens

Secretary General

Energy Storage Europe

01:10 pm - 01:20 pmOverview of System Services in Europe: System Needs, and How They Are Remunerated

Tom Smout

Head of Storage

LCP Delta

01:20 pm - 01:30 pmEmerging System Services in Europe: Congestion Management

01:30 pm - 01:40 pmEnsuring Stability in a Declining System Inertia: Europe's Needs and Real-Life Experiences

Jaromir Simon

Energy Policy Manager Central Europe

Tesla

01:40 pm - 01:50 pmLimiting Congestion and Grid Reinforcement, Enabling Renewables: The 2026 Mindflex (Unareti Pilot Poject)

Hasnain Salman

Project Engineer

a2a Life Company

01:50 pm - 02:00 pmQ&A

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Speakers
Speaker
Jaromir Simon, Tesla

Energy Policy Manager Central Europe

Germany

Jaromir Simon is an energy policy and regulatory manager focused on grid integration and system flexibility. As Senior Public Policy & Business Development Manager for Energy at Tesla in Central Europe, he brings together regulatory expertise, market design insight, and grid experience to advance storage as active system infrastructure. Before joining Tesla, Jaromir held senior roles at BDEW, shaping industry positions on grid flexibility and connection reform, and advised energy and technology clients on public affairs and policy strategy at APCO Worldwide.

Speaker
Hasnain Salman, a2a Life Company

Project Engineer

Italy

Hasnain Salman is a Project Energy Engineer based in Milan, working on the integration of flexibility and advanced grid services within electricity distribution networks. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering, his work focuses on the grid integration of EVs, flexibility markets, and system resilience. He is currently involved in EU funded initiatives and local flexibility pilots, including the MiNDFlex project in Milan. His experience spans energy systems engineering, smart grids, and electro mechanical building design across Europe, the Middle East, and India.

Speaker
Tom Smout, LCP Delta

Head of Storage

United Kingdom

I lead LCP Delta's work on energy storage, supporting clients across Europe and Great Britain as they develop, invest in and operate storage assets. I bring deep expertise in market dynamics, strategy and system needs, helping organisations stay ahead in this fast-moving space. Prior to joining LCP Delta, I was a Senior Associate at Aurora Energy Research, where I led their GB analytics team and previously ran the GB Flexible Energy team, advising widely on batteries and storage. I hold an MA in Philosophy and Economics and an MSc in Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

Speaker
Patrick Clerens, Energy Storage Europe

Secretary General

Belgium

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the climate and energy field since 2003. He has managed the EASE office in Brussels as Secretary General since its establishment in September 2011. Since then, EASE has grown from the initial 13 founding members to over 70 and is still growing rapidly.

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