Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a leading developer of sustainable energy solutions and part of Jameel Energy, is underlining its commitment to energy efficiency and battery energy storage in Germany with a new video explaining the significance of hybridization.

Germany is a leader in renewables, both in Europe and globally, with 40% of its electricity coming from renewable energy already.  The country’s ongoing decarbonization efforts and denuclearization programs continue to evidence both the government and population’s commitment to a sustainable energy transition.

Today, more than 100 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants are installed, however, this can result in an oversupply during certain hours; in 2024 they recorded over 400 hours of oversupply vs. demand, so called ‘negative energy’ and over 500 in 2025, so far, mostly in sunshine hours of course.  With Germany’s installed renewables capacity, this phenomenon appears to be here to stay and could have a detrimental impact on investment into future renewable energy generation, short- to mid-term.

FRV, with 20 years of experience in renewable energies and a presence in Germany since early 2023, is tackling this challenge by introducing their innovative Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) together with their solar PV generation facilities in an integrated ‘hybrid’ arrangement.  This captures and stores the excess energy produced and is able to make it available to the grid at a later time, when it is needed.  This is an approach which has also begun to be promoted by the German government’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz, EEG) subsidy system.

This PV hybridization allows the energy to be placed in the system and in markets with much more conducive conditions; the BESS system creates a synergy between both technologies and provides security and stability to the grid.

Jameel Energy and FRV are committed to playing their part in this journey with BESS-PV hybrids providing flexibility, stability, energy security, and a more sustainable energy future.  Learn more at www.frv.com.

 

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