On this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Gijsbert Huijink, co-founder of SOL Romania, to unpack why Romania might just be Europe’s most underrated solar and battery market.
Gijsbert shares hard-won lessons from developing 1 GW+ of projects—from grid hacks and battery-first strategies to why Romania is moving faster than Germany or the Netherlands on BESS deployment.
They discuss:
• Why Romania is a sleeper hit for hybrid projects
• The “cooperative-to-gigawatt” journey behind SOL Romania
• Grid access, flexibility, and why BESS is easier in Bucharest than Berlin
• The downsides of poorly run CAPEX subsidies
• How they permitted a 350 MWp hybrid plant in under 12 months
• What other countries can learn from Romania’s pragmatism
• Why their team will stop at 1 GW and go windsurfing
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Guest & Soliverse Links:
🌐 SOL Renewables Romania: https://www.solrenewables.ro
🔗 Gijsbert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gijsberthuijink/
🎧 Soliverse on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6C2HVmlEcsFXJqzxlfT9uA
🌐 Website: https://soliverse.energy
🔗 Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterpongraczsaas/
