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

EASE - The European Association for Storage of Energy

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

Cécile Musialski

Head of Public Affairss, Energy EMEA

Tesla

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

01:50 pm - 02:00 pmQ&A

To Program Overview

Speakers

Speaker

Cécile Musialski, Tesla

Head of Public Affairss, Energy EMEA

Belgium

Cécile Musialski is a strategic business and policy leader with a proven track record in innovation and purpose-driven transformation. Currently serving as Head of Public Affairs for Tesla's Energy Division across EMEA, she brings together industrial strategy, business acumen, and regulatory insight to drive impactful change. Before joining Tesla, Cécile was Chief Commercial Officer for AGC Automotive's FeelInGlass® division, where she co-founded and built the company's automotive interior glazing business unit for Europe, successfully accomplishing the full innovation cycle, from initial proof-of-concept demonstration through to market commercialization. Prior to that, she worked as an attorney specializing in Energy and Transactional Law.

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, EASE - The European Association for Storage of Energy

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.