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Co-located with Fastmarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials
The Energy Storage Systems Summit brings together utilities, developers, EPCs, OEMs and investors actively delivering storage projects at scale. Focused on procurement, bankability and delivery, it is designed for organisations making real commercial decisions - not technology showcases.
Energy storage has moved into a new phase of market maturity. Utilities are issuing large-scale RFPs, developers are balancing contracted and merchant exposure, and investors are underwriting long-term performance risk. At the same time, battery availability, chemistry choices and pricing volatility are now central to project economics.Despite this, many energy storage events remain technology-led and vendor-heavy, with limited focus on procurement detail, financing structures or supply chain risk.The Energy Storage Systems Summit was built to reflect how the market actually works today — bringing together the buyers, sellers and capital shaping ESS deployment, inside the same week as the world’s leading lithium and battery materials event.
The Energy Storage Systems Summit takes place alongside Fastmarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials, the world’s leading meeting place for lithium pricing, battery supply chains, policy and investment.
This co-location connects downstream ESS demand with upstream battery and materials realities, allowing attendees to understand how supply availability, pricing volatility and technology choices feed directly into storage project risk and returns.
For ESS attendees, it offers access to a broader set of counterparties than a standalone storage event. For lithium and battery participants, it provides direct insight into how ESS demand is shaping future markets.
Procurement-led agendaSessions are designed around how storage is specified, contracted and financed, with a focus on RFP design, warranties, degradation, duration decisions and lifecycle risk.Connected to the battery supply chainESS projects are directly affected by lithium and battery markets. This is the only ESS event globally co-located with a major lithium, battery and critical materials gathering.A broader, more influential audienceThe co-location brings ESS developers into direct contact with battery OEMs, materials producers, recyclers, policymakers and capital markets that do not attend standalone ESS events.Built for meetings, not just listeningThe format, venue and agenda are designed to support real commercial conversations before, during and after sessions.
From the opening drinks reception through to the main networking events, each evening is designed to support focused, practical conversations. Meet utilities, developers, OEMs, investors and battery suppliers in a setting that encourages meaningful follow-up beyond the sessions.
Breaks are intentionally structured to allow time for discussions around procurement timelines, project economics, warranties and supply risk. Expect the same quality of conversation in the networking areas as on stage, supported by bookable meeting tables and informal meeting spaces.
Utilities and grid operators
Independent power producers and developers
EPCs and system integrators
Battery and ESS OEMs
Software and optimisation providers
Infrastructure, private equity and strategic investors
Alongside the Summit, an optional ESS Fundamentals Workshop provides structured grounding in storage economics, procurement, warranties, degradation, bankability and market participation. Designed for teams entering ESS or scaling activity quickly.
Be part of the conversations shaping how energy storage is procured, financed and delivered — alongside the lithium and battery supply chain that underpins it.