Grid-scale
Elements Green to install 3.2 GW of battery storage in Germany by 2027
Eight projects are slated to begin construction next year, with grid connection planned for 2027. The UK-based solar and battery storage developer aims to invest €2 billion in Germany by 2028.
By
Jochen Siemer
Oct 29, 2025
Grid-scale
Projects & Applications
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When the globally active British project developer Elements Green announced plans in July 2024 to build a 35 MW solar PV plant combined with a 400 MW/800 MWh battery storage system in Alfstedt, Lower Saxony, it was already among the largest projects of its kind in Germany. Now, the company has revealed an upgrade: the Alfstedt battery system will feature a 1.6 GWh capacity while maintaining the same power output, shifting from a two-hour to a four-hour storage concept. And that’s not all – Elements Green says it intends to develop a total of eight projects of similar scale across Germany.
On Wednesday, the company announced plans to invest €2 billion in German battery storage projects by the end of 2028. Elements Green reported that it has already secured grid connection commitments from transmission system operators for all eight projects, which are expected to be ready for construction in the first quarter of 2026 and connected to the grid in 2027. Together, these projects represent a combined capacity of around 3.2 GW.
In addition to Alfstedt, the company named a similarly sized project in Stadorf, Lower Saxony – also designed as a 400 MW/1.6 GWh four-hour storage system. Elements Green has not yet disclosed the remaining locations or the planned power-to-capacity ratios of those sites.
Elements Green Germany, based in Hamburg, is leading the company’s activities in the country. “We invest because we believe in Germany as a business location,” said Michael Zimmermann, managing director of Elements Green Germany. The company is also a participant in the “Made for Germany” initiative – launched in July 2024 as a cross-sector commitment to strengthen Germany’s industrial competitiveness. Initially involving around 60 companies, the initiative now counts over 100 participants, representing more than €735 billion in announced investments by 2028.
Active in the UK, Germany, and Australia, Elements Green develops large-scale solar, battery storage, and hybrid projects, covering the full lifecycle from planning and construction to long-term operation. The company estimates its global project pipeline at over 13 GW.
From pv magazine Germany
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