Kieran Hartley, Senior Sales Manager, Utility BESS, Western Europe at Jinko ESS, discusses how Europe’s battery energy storage market is entering a critical phase. Rapid utility-scale growth, tighter regulatory scrutiny and increasing geopolitical and supply chain complexity are reshaping project priorities, with long-term bankability, resilience and lifecycle performance becoming central to project success.
PES: Welcome to PES Solar, Kieran. Jinko ESS is operating in a storage market evolving at an extraordinary speed across Europe. From your perspective, which shifts are defining the sector most strongly right now?
Kieran Hartley: Thank you, it’s great to be here with PES Solar. The European storage market is moving extremely quickly, driven by grid stability, renewable integration and energy security. At Jinko ESS, the biggest shifts we see are the rapid growth of utility-scale BESS, increasing focus on system stability and long-duration storage, alongside greater emphasis on safety, bankability and long-term performance across European markets.