Similarly, the developer behind what could easily be Europe’s largest BESS at 2.4GWh (in Belgium), Giga Storage, said it was keen to utilise companies based in Europe for its projects.

“We want to contract with Tier 1 suppliers, most likely players that are based in Europe. If we are going into projects for 15-20 years you want to make sure you don’t have issues during that time. If you go for a supplier far far away who’s going to pick up the phone to deal with problems? That’s why you want to do business with Western mentalities and Western parties,” Giga’s CCO Lars Rupert…