Carsten Bakker

Position: System Services Product Manager
Firma: Elia Group
Land: Belgium

Carsten Bakker is a System Services Product Manager at Elia Group, where he helps shape the next generation of market designs and system services that support the energy transition. With a strong focus on congestion management, he brings together technical expertise and economic insight to develop practical solutions for a rapidly evolving power sector. Since joining Elia Group in 2019, Carsten has played an active role in shaping forward-looking perspectives on the future of energy. He has contributed to and led the development of several strategic vision papers, including Powering Industry Towards Net Zero, Roadmap to Net Zero, and Accelerating to Net Zero: Redefining Energy and Mobility. His work brings together market, policy, and implementation perspectives to help accelerate the transition to a decarbonised energy system. Carsten holds Master's degrees in Business Engineering from Solvay Brussels School and in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven. This multidisciplinary background gives him a broad foundation for addressing complex energy market challenges.

22. Juni 2026Emerging System Services in Europe: Congestion Management

Sessions

Joint Session

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

Montag, 22. Juni 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 Uhr

ICM München Raum 4

Bitte beachten Sie, dass alle Konferenzsessions in englischer Sprache abgehalten werden. 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.