Renewables Study 2026: Unlocking the Potential of Flexibility and Digitalization to Support Renewable Energy

Energy transition policies call for a significant expansion of renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar power. However, the intermittent and non-dispatchable nature of these technologies presents challenges for the stability, security, and reliability of the electricity system. Supporting the growth of renewables while ensuring a resilient energy system requires the deployment of flexibility solutions and services capable of balancing supply and demand in real time.

The Renewables Study 2026 aims to assess the role and potential of flexibility as a key enabler of renewable energy integration. The study explores the main flexibility technologies and solutions—including energy storage systems, demand response, and digitalization—as critical tools for achieving a more efficient and dynamic energy system.

Special attention is devoted to the evolution of the flexibility market, with a focus on regulatory and policy developments, remuneration mechanisms, market participants, and the barriers and opportunities shaping its growth. The research also examines business strategies and future market scenarios, highlighting the economic and industrial potential of the sector through Italian and European case studies, while providing policy recommendations to support the development of a market that is essential to the energy transition.

Focus on:

- Flexibility requirements and system stability across different renewable energy deployment scenarios through 2030
- Competitive landscape and value creation models
- Technologies and optimal solution mixes (energy storage, demand response, and integrated flexibility solutions)
- Flexibility markets, regulation, and revenue architecture
- Digitalization and control of value creation
- Future scenarios and strategic implications

Strategic Partner: Edison

Ordinary Partners 2026: ACEA, Acinque, CVA, Dolomiti Energia, Elettricità Futura, ENG, ERG, Green Horse, i-EM, Iren, Magis, Statkraft, Tages, TerniEnergia.