9 Dec 2025
Cologne
9 Dec 2025
Cologne
Monday 8 December 2025
Pre-Conference Networking Event
Located in the heart of Cologne, Bistro La Galerie at the Maritime Hotel offers an elegant setting for an evening of networking. With its refined interior, warm lighting, and classic ambiance, the venue provides the perfect backdrop for meaningful conversations and relaxed dining in a sophisticated atmosphere.
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Registration & welcome coffee
Edwin Koot
Solarplaza
Session 1
Exploring geopolitical factors impacting the German power and energy storage market, shifts in global dynamics with China, and German policy changes.
Global market dynamics impacting the German and European Renewable Energy market.
How the 'Global West' has fumbled their lead and what can we learn from China?
International unrest and conflicts: from gas to grid impacting the German power market.
Audience takeaway: Attendees will gain a clear understanding of international dynamics impacting the German power market.
Gerard Reid
Alexa Capital
Deep dive into the latest and upcoming German energy storage regulations impacting the revenues in the BESS Business Case.
The role of Tolling Agreements
Grid access agreements and requirements
Static vs. dynamic import and export agreements and ramping restrictions
Hybrid & Co-location: navigating flexibility to unlock growth under strict regulations
Adience takeaway: Gain clarity on the legal feasibility and benefits of developing integrated renewable energy and storage solutions.
Philipp Hesel
Aurora Energy Research
A dynamic discussion among leading experts on the critical interplay between regulatory frameworks, investment trends, and market opportunities shaping the German energy storage sector. The panel will address current challenges, discuss upcoming policy changes, and share visions for the market's evolution.
Perspectives on investor appetite and the current financing landscape for German storage projects.
Identifying the biggest opportunities and remaining hurdles for scaling up storage in Germany.
The role of storage in achieving Germany's renewable energy and grid stability goals.
Audience takeaway: Understand the strategic importance of energy storage in achieving Germany's broader energy transition goals and grid stability.
Eva Zimmermann
Aurora Energy Research
Kari Tikkanen
Aukera Energy
Jeremias Schleeger
TenneT
Anna von Bremen
Osborne Clarke
Aurélien Ballagny
Energy Storage Europe Association
Morning networking break
At last year's Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage Germany, an impressive 93% of attendees were able to make valuable business connections. Don’t miss out!
Session 2A
Gain valuable insights into grid congestion issues and planning strategies from transmission system operators (TSOs). Understand TSO flexibility assessments, including their methodology and deadlines.
Discover how TSOs are tackling grid congestion through flexibility assessments, new planning strategies, and evolving deadlines—and what their approach means for developers and investors alike.
Inside TSO flexibility assessments: methods, timelines, and impact.
How congestion planning reshapes grid access for new projects.
What developers need to know to stay ahead of TSO requirements.
Audience takeaways: Understand how advanced EMS can unlock additional value and operational flexibility.
Markus Graebig
50Hertz Transmission
Germany’s leaders from EPC, developers and IPP, discussing storage bottlenecks, solutions, and spotlight the innovations set to redefine large-scale storage.
AI and machine learning are enhancing storage performance and predictive maintenance.
Cracking the code on standardisation and seamless interoperability.
Balancing cost optimization with performance, reliability, safety and bankability in new deployments.
Audience takeaways: Gain a realistic understanding of the current technical hurdles facing large-scale storage deployment.
Heiner Breuer
Obton
Lars Josten
SOL New Energy
Farzad Sarfarazi
Uniper Renewables GmbH
Ruben Valiente
Maxxen
Markus Graebig
50Hertz Transmission
Session 2B
Dive into cutting-edge trading strategies designed to unlock the full revenue potential of energy storage assets in Germany's dynamic markets. Learn how to leverage market volatility, stack multiple revenue streams, and employ active participation techniques to maximize profitability within the German regulatory and market framework.
Strategies for profitable energy trading across day-ahead, intraday, and real-time markets specific to Germany.
Techniques for simultaneously participating in Germany's energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets (e.g., FCR, aFRR).
How intelligent systems enhance decision-making and optimize asset utilization within the German market structure.
Audience takeaways: Discover innovative methods to extract maximum value from energy storage assets in Germany's competitive markets.
Christoph Gardlo
ESFORIN
In Germany's increasingly volatile energy landscape, robust hedging strategies are crucial for de-risking energy storage investments. This session will explore various hedging instruments and approaches to protect revenues, manage price exposure, and ensure long-term financial stability for storage projects operating in the German market.
Identifying key price drivers and risk factors in German energy markets for storage assets.
Overview of financial and physical hedging tools (e.g., German power futures, tailored PPAs) applicable to energy storage.
Practical approaches to mitigate price risk and secure predictable revenue streams for storage projects in the German context.
Key takeaways: Gain knowledge of various hedging instruments and how they can be applied to secure project revenues in the German market.
Steffen Schülzchen
Entrix Energy
Discover how top operators turn German BESS assets into profit machines - stacking markets, bending rules, and squeezing every drop of value from an evolving trading landscape.
Playing all sides: balancing, spot, and future capacity markets at once.
AI-driven platforms that push optimisation beyond human limits.
Breaking through regulatory roadblocks and shaping tomorrow’s rules.
Audience takeaway: Walk away with the insider roadmap to run BESS in Germany like a boss - while others are still figuring out the basics.
Florian Mayr
Strategy&
Harald Ott
Verbund
Nicola Kleihues
Vattenfall
Kilian Leykam
BW ESS
Session 2C
What is the outlook for the Battery supply chain and how will this impact the German market?
Battery Price Surge & Outlook – How raw material regulation and inflation will reshape project profitability
EV Boom Spillover – How soaring EV demand is impacting energy storage supply
Supply Chain Pressure Zones – Regions under stress that can choke your project timelines
New (disruptive) technologies – What impact can new technologies have on the supply chain and market development? "
Audience takeaways: insights in supply chain dynamics impacting the German market opportunities
George Hilton
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Unlocking the potential of 0.5–0.9 TWh of EV battery capacity through V2G and smart charging.stability for storage projects operating in the German market.
Understand how Germany’s 15M EVs target by 2030 could outsize all stationary storage and what that means for the grid.
Explore pioneering V2G business cases for fleets and prosumers, and why they matter for investors today.
Get the inside view on standardization, warranties, and regulation hurdles that must be solved before 2030.
Key takeaways: insights into the business opportunities and impact of V2G developments in the German electricity market and prices.
Marcus Fendt
The Mobility House Energy
A candid discussion about the forecasted developments and potential impact of LDES and V2G on the electricity market prices in Germany.
Who are best positioned to succeed from the V2G and LDES “storage tsunami” and how will they do it?
What will be the winning business models?
What will this all mean for the business models of colocated and standalone BESS systems?
Audience takeaway: Identify the opportunities and business model threats of LDES and V2G for other BESS storage applications.
Jan Figgener
RWE
Alain Thoral
Mobilize
Dr. Christopher Hecht
Terra One Climate Solutions
Marcus Fendt
The Mobility House Energy
Networking lunch break
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Session 3A
Unlock the secrets of BESS Business Case Scenarios, structures, energy market navigation, and how banks evaluate these models.
What does the bankable business case look like?
Navigating a cannibalized ancillary service market and a less volatile intraday market.
The impact of grid tariffs from 2029.
Audience takeaways: Learn from Enervis’ experiences how banks assess these business models.
Mirko Schlossarczyk
Enervis Energy Advisors GmbH
Explore the latest developments in power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other long-term revenue contracts specifically designed for energy storage in Germany. This session will analyze different PPA types, their risk profiles, and how they can secure predictable cash flows for investors and project owners.
Exploring physical vs. synthetic, merchant-backed, and hybrid PPAs (e.g., solar-plus-storage PPAs).
Critical clauses related to dispatch, availability, pricing mechanisms, and force majeure.
How different PPA structures balance predictable returns with exposure to market upside or downside.
Audience takeaways: Gain insights into the crucial terms and considerations for negotiating robust and bankable revenue contracts.
Max von Hausen
Pexapark
This multi-stakeholder panel will bring together leading financiers, experienced developers, and legal experts to discuss the most effective strategies for de-risking energy storage projects in Germany. The conversation will cover everything from early-stage development to operational challenges, aiming to unlock greater investment confidence.
How project developers are structuring deals to meet the stringent requirements of institutional investors and banks.
The role of legal frameworks and contractual innovations in mitigating technical and market risks.
Investor appetite for new revenue streams and the impact of evolving market design on risk assessment.
Audience takeaways: Understand the collaborative efforts required between developers, financiers, and legal advisors to accelerate project deployment.
Dr. Benedikt Ortmann
SOL New Energy
Marco Bertazzi
Encavis
Anoucheh Bellefleur
ABO Energy
Stefan Hogewoning
Rabobank
Session 3B
This session will feature a BESS manufacturer and a C&I project developer/EPC, who will together explore the diverse financing options for commercial and industrial energy storage projects in Germany. They will cover various ownership structures, innovative financing mechanisms, and practical deployment strategies designed to make on-site storage accessible and financially attractive for businesses.
Manufacturer's Perspective: The compelling business cases for C&I customers. Insights into the technical and economic aspects.
Developer/EPC's Perspective: Navigating the complexities of ownership structures, leasing models, and service-based contracts, to optimize financial returns.
Audience takeaways: Understanding of the business model of BESS in the C&I market segment, from a technical perspective and financial business model.
Bernd Haberecht
WHES
Lucas Jonas
Einklang New Energy
Unlocking Bankable Storage Contracts and demystifying the revenue model and contract agreements that turn BESS into predictable, investable cash-flow assets.
Lessons learned from a leading utility on success factors to close FPAs/tolls.
Explanation of possible structures of Flexibility Purchase Agreements (FPA): physical, virtual, and financial tolls, VPS, Swaps.
How to manage market risks.
Audience takeaways: Understand how to structure and secure predictable cash flows from BESS, and how to manage associated market risks effectively.
Martin Daronnat
ENGIE
Market leaders discussing their experiences with Tolling agreements and Merchant business models.
Merchant revenue models
Tolling agreements in practice
Price contract structures and revenues cannibalisation risks"
Audience takeaways: Understand the specifics around the topic of tolling agreements for storage projects.
Martin Daronnat
ENGIE
Benedikt Deuchert
Kyon Energy
Torsten Heidemann
Berenberg
Kai Becker
Energy2Market
Zach Williams
Modo Energy
Session 3C
A deep-dive into the projected growth of Germany’s home storage market, driven by rooftop PV, policy support, and smart meter rollout.
Learn why residential batteries are becoming a standard in German households.
Understand the forecasts behind a projected 100 GWh of storage by 2030.
Discover how policies like §14a EnWG and dynamic tariffs accelerate uptake.
Audience takeaways: Understand the market growth and impact of residential energy storage in Germany
Mark Junker
RWTH Aachen University
Insights into how aggregated residential batteries are set to dampen day-ahead and intraday price swings, reshape intraday spreads, and impact storage revenues
Learn why volatility is both a challenge and an opportunity for storage economics.
Explore how Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) transform households into market players.
Audience takeaways: Understand VPP model and impact on the price volatility in the intraday market in Germany.
Jannik Carl
Kraken
A high-level debate between leading stakeholders on the systemic and price impact of Germany’s residential storage boom because BESS price continue to go down and will be a 'no-brainer' for residential customers
The challenges and opportunities of millions of residential BESS systems?
Will massive residential storage 'flatten the curve' and reduce profits for bigger storage projects?
Debate the tension between stabilized prices and shrinking storage revenues.
Audience takeaways: Understand the specific concerns and market opportunities due to the residential storage boom.
Kyle Barth
Apricum
Dr. Christoph Kost
Fraunhofer
Jannik Carl
Kraken
Marco Borghesi
Lumenaza
Afternoon networking break
Whether you're looking to connect with professionals from a specific sector or want to build relationships across the entire RE value chain, our event offers a unique chance to engage with experts from across the industry.
Session 4
A presentation that provides an authoritative forecast for the evolution of Germany's energy storage markets as well as the impact of different FCA conditions on the business case. It will highlight key drivers, expected growth trajectories, and emerging trends in technology adoption, policy support, and business model innovation that will shape the sector in the coming years.
Mid- to long-term forecasts for utility-scale and C&I energy storage capacity in Germany.
Expected impacts of upcoming German and EU policies on market growth and investment incentives.
Outlook on revenue stacking & profitability.
Spotlight: analysis of FCA conditions on the business case (with real numbers).
Audience takeaways: Gain a clear, data-driven understanding of the future growth potential for energy storage in Germany.
Marcel Marquart
Clean Horizon
Our closing keynote will cast a long-term vision for Germany's energy transition, emphasizing the indispensable role of advanced solar PV and energy storage solutions. A prominent industry leader will share strategic insights on how innovation, collaboration, and decisive action will build a resilient, decarbonized, and prosperous energy system for Germany.
Germany's ambitious climate targets and the critical role of solar PV and storage in achieving them.
How smart grid solutions, sector coupling, and digitalization will unlock the full potential of renewables and storage.
The importance of cross-industry partnerships and international cooperation for accelerating the energy transition.
Audience takeaways: Inspiration and motivation to contribute to the accelerating energy transition and capitalize on future opportunities.
Veronica Bermudez
Berbetin
Lars Stephan
Fluence
Moritz Rolf
Sungrow
Stefan Müller
Enerparc AG
Gerard Reid
Alexa Capital
Edwin Koot
Solarplaza
Networking drinks
Network and enjoy drinks with participants from countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Denmark, Sweden, and many more!
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