SolarPower Europe issues due diligence guide for PV-BESS

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">SolarPower Europe has released new technical due diligence guidelines for utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects, covering risk, engineering and lifecycle standards for co-located PV and battery systems.</span></p><p>SolarPower Europe has published two reports aimed at strengthening best practices for large-scale hybrid projects combining photovoltaics and battery energy storage systems.</p>
<p>The association said the documents provide a framework for due diligence, risk management and engineering standards to safeguard technical, financial and operational performance before commercial operation.</p>
<p>The first report, &#8220;<a href="https://www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/thematic-reports/technical-due-diligence-best-practice-guidelines-for-hybrid-utility-solar-pv-and-battery-energy-storage-systems" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Technical Due Diligence Best Practice Guidelines for Hybrid Utility-Scale Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems</a>,&#8221; sets out recommendations across the full project lifecycle. It covers feasibility studies, procurement and supply chain management, financing and governance, construction and commissioning, and operation, resilience, repowering and decommissioning.</p>
<p>The guidelines call for independent technical health reviews at each stage and recommend engaging qualified advisers from the earliest development phase to protect long-term bankability and system reliability.</p>
<p>In parallel, the association released <a href="https://www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/thematic-reports/engineering-procurement-and-construction-best-practice-guidelines-version-3-0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Version 3.0 of its Engineering, Procurement and Construction Best Practice Guidelines</a>, with expanded focus on integrating solar generation and storage and improving coordination across engineering, procurement, construction and operations.</p>
<p>The updated guidance also strengthens criteria on biodiversity, waste planning, cybersecurity and broader risk management, including regulatory, climate-related and Health, Safety, Security and Environment considerations.</p>