Insights Archive

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A chronological archive of Forsyt market insights, case studies and product updates.

White paper
insight/05/10/2026

BESS in France: Fundamentals of a Structuring Market

Tevali Partners and Forsyt Energy white paper: six key messages on the revenue mix, storage duration, go-to-market, grid connection, financing terms and M&A. Full presentation (PDF, in French) available to download.

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Event
insight/01/10/2026

From Volume to Value: Renewables Growth, Capture Prices and BESS Opportunities

Our Montel Energy Days presentation: solar growth in France, falling PV capture prices, wider intraday spreads, and the value batteries draw from them. Deck available to download.

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Event Recap
webinar/11/09/2026

Selling Renewable Output in a Volatile Market: France Renouvelables Training Recap

Takeaways from the France Renouvelables training on commercialising renewable assets, including our PV + BESS sizing study on a real project. Replay available.

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Regulation
insight/09/09/2026

What a Higher HTA Connection Threshold Means for PV + BESS

The planned move from 17 to 25 MVA widens the set of hybrid projects that can stay on the medium-voltage network, and makes the grid connection the asset to size around.

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Regulation
insight/26/08/2026

Ground-Mounted Solar Under 3 MWc: What the July 2026 Decree Changes

Decree 2026-674 moves mid-size ground-mounted solar to case-by-case environmental review. Faster development opens room for agile PV + BESS projects outside CRE tenders.

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Market Intelligence
insight/01/07/2026

Forsyt BESS Reference: France, Q2 2026

Our second quarterly attainable-revenue publication for a 10 MW / 20 MWh reference battery in France. June 2026 comes in at €254k/MW-year, after peaking at €355k/MW-year in April on a sharp FCR and aFRR capacity repricing.

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Webinar Replay
webinar/18/06/2026

PV + BESS Co-location Results: Replay and Presentation

Access the follow-up material from our joint Forsyt Energy and Natural Power webinar on PV + BESS co-location, including methodology, revenue stacking and IRR results for a real French solar asset.

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Product Update
product/02/06/2026

ValuationPro Initial Sizing Study

ValuationPro helps developers test BESS configurations against forecast prices, grid constraints, market access and co-location assumptions, with an initial sizing study designed to turn project options into comparable cashflow cases.

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Case Study
case study/17/05/2026

PV + BESS Co-location: Moving from Discourse to Data

A data-driven approach to sizing BESS for existing solar assets in France. Discover how different configurations impact IRR and how revenue stacks evolve over time.

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Power Signals
insight/10/05/2026

Why Day-Ahead prices at -500 €/MWh are dangerous

When the Day-Ahead auction reaches its technical floor, the market loses room for price discovery. The real issue is whether flexibility is being priced and offered before the auction hits the wall.

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Market Intelligence
insight/01/04/2026

Forsyt BESS Reference: France, Q1 2026

Our first quarterly attainable-revenue publication for a 10 MW / 20 MWh reference battery in France. March 2026 comes in at €173k/MW-year, up 65% from January, driven by FCR repricing, wider DA spreads and aFRR scarcity.

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Product Update
product/23/03/2026

BenchmarkPro is now open access

Anyone can now create a free account and directly access the platform to inspect reference battery optimization days.

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Product Description
product/18/03/2026

BenchmarkPro in One Minute

How a physics-aware revenue benchmark creates a credible baseline for your battery energy storage systems.

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Power Signals
insight/12/03/2026

Why Marginal Pricing Still Holds in EU Power Markets

Why marginal pricing remains central to EU market design, and why proposed alternatives often fail to preserve the system's key strengths.

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Market Insight
insight/09/03/2026

Why bankable BESS needs asset-specific performance benchmarks

A more financeable BESS market needs a more rigorous way to judge whether an asset truly performed well, not just what revenue it reported.

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Product Update
product/24/02/2026

BenchmarkPro Performance Audit

Introducing a new audit-grade deliverable to quantify BESS underperformance and validate operator decisions.

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Case Study
case study/28/01/2026

BESS Dispatch in France: Navigating Volatility

Analysis of a utility-scale battery operating in the French market. Discover how aFRR price spikes drove performance during a week of limited Day-Ahead spreads.

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Deep Dive
insight/24/01/2026

What is an asset-specific BESS revenue benchmark?

Why generic market averages are not enough, and how a physics-aware benchmark creates a credible baseline for a specific battery asset.

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Product description
product/15/12/2025

What's in BenchmarkPro?

Overview of the BenchmarkPro product, a P&L baseline that respects physics, markets and realistic trading behaviour.

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