January 27th, 2026
Everyone agrees: 2026 will be the year of the battery. Energy storage is the missing link in the energy transition and plays a crucial role in achieving independent, reliable, and affordable energy. For several years now, our sister company TPStorage has been committed to developing large-scale energy storage systems at TPSolar’s solar parks.
Although the coming year looks promising, important steps have already been taken in 2025. For example, the first battery has been successfully installed at one of our solar parks and a total of 11 permits have been obtained for other battery projects.
First co-located project realized
The combination of solar energy generation and energy storage is called a co-located battery system. At the beginning of 2025, TPStorage realized its first co-located project: a battery with a capacity of 1 MW and a storage capacity of 2.2 MWh was installed at the Vossenberg solar park.
The battery charges during the day with solar energy generated at the solar park and feeds this energy back into the grid in the evening. This form of energy management is also known as “delayed delivery” and contributes to a more stable and efficient energy system.
This project served as a pilot, in which valuable experience was gained on a technical, operational, and organizational level. We will incorporate the knowledge gained into the preparation and realization of our next projects. And there are plenty of those!
More permits for co-located batteries
By 2025, TPStorage will have obtained five permits for co-located energy storage systems at existing TPSolar solar parks. In addition, four more permit applications are in the final stages of approval. Six projects have been granted a combined permit for both the solar park and the battery.
In total, this means that 15 co-located energy storage systems will be developed in 2025, 11 of which currently have permits. Together, these projects represent a total capacity of 200 MW and a total storage capacity of approximately 600 MWh. The future construction and management will ultimately be carried out by TPStorage itself.
What does 2026 look like?
After a successful year of development in 2025, 2026 promises even more. Our goal is to actually realize at least two of the 11 licensed co-located energy storage systems this year.
For TPStorage, energy storage is an integral part of every solar park. In 2026, we will continue to focus on obtaining new battery permits for existing parks. New projects are developed with energy storage as standard, as a technical optimization and an essential part of the overall project. In addition, these batteries contribute to a more stable, sustainable, and cost-efficient electricity system in the regions concerned.
As far as we are concerned, it is clear: 2026 will be the year of energy storage.