German battery energy storage capacity doubled from 4.4 GW / 6.6 GWh to 8.5 GW / 12.4 GWh in 2023. The country has a 100 GW solar fleet, with an 11% capacity factor, meaning that 264 GWh is generated per day on average. So Germany only has the ability to cycle 5% of its solar power through batteries, maybe 10% soon as the installations rapidly pile up. The BSW-Solar industry association expects 2.6 GWh of utility-scale BESS operational in the country by the end of 2024, up from 1.8 GWh in October. That’s according to analysis by Enervis, which also found 1.1 GWh in the commercial segment and 13 GWh residential as of June. Overall, battery energy storage capacity will…