Listen "How Romania is Beating Western Europe on Solar & Storage"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textOn this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Gijsbert Huijink, co-founder of SOL Romania, to unpack why Romania might just be Europe’s most underrated solar and battery market.Gijsbert shares hard-won lessons from developing 1 GW+ of projects—from grid hacks and battery-first strategies to why Romania is moving faster than Germany or the Netherlands on BESS deployment.They discuss:• Why Romania is a sleeper hit for hybrid projects• The “cooperative-to-gigawatt” journey behind SOL Romania• Grid access, flexibility, and why BESS is easier in Bucharest than Berlin• The downsides of poorly run CAPEX subsidies• How they permitted a 350 MWp hybrid plant in under 12 months• What other countries can learn from Romania’s pragmatism• Why their team will stop at 1 GW and go windsurfing⚡Guest & Soliverse Links:🌐 SOL Renewables Romania: https://www.solrenewables.ro🔗 Gijsbert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gijsberthuijink/🎧 Soliverse on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6C2HVmlEcsFXJqzxlfT9uA🌐 Website: https://soliverse.energy🔗 Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterpongraczsaas/Support the show
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