Day 1 - Plenary
Track:
Day 1 - Plenary
9:45AM - 10:30AM
45 minutes
Keynote Panel: Developing a Bankable German BESS Project in 2027 and Beyond
Track:
Day 1 - Plenary
12:00PM - 12:45PM
45 minutes
From Bottlenecks to Breakthrough: The Future of Flexible Connection Agreements (FCAs)
Contracting & Structuring
Track:
Contracting & Structuring
2:20PM - 3:00PM
40 minutes
The Investor Perspective: What Creates a Good Investment Case in Germany?
- What are the key project fundamentals that investors, funds, banks and other financial institutions value
- What are debt & equity providers looking for in returns, asset stability and longevity
- What are the truly bankable revenue streams?
- What makes a developer stand out to investors from a crowded market?
- What does the investment case look like for increasingly popular longer duration systems?
Track:
Contracting & Structuring
3:00PM - 3:20PM
20 minutes
Structuring Bankable Agreements in a Volatile and Changing Market
Track:
Contracting & Structuring
3:50PM - 4:35PM
45 minutes
Flexibility Purchase Agreements: The New Golden Standard for Bankability
Speakers
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Martin Daronnat, Head of Flexibility and Structured Origination, ENGIE Germany
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Johannes Muller, Head of Structuring & Origination, Lichtblick
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Lisa McDermott, Managing Director, Head of Energy Transition Project Finance, ABN AMRO Bank
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Max von Hausen, Regional Lead for PPA & BESS Transactions, DACH, Pexapark
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Lena Lehmeier, Head of Origination, Germany, Return Energy
Market Design & Grid
Track:
Market Design & Grid
2:20PM - 3:00PM
40 minutes
Germany’s Inertia Market: Early Insights and Grid-Forming Solutions
• What has been the early thoughts on the first 8 months of Germany’s inertia market?
• How can inverters support developers in improving frequency response?
• Meeting VDE FNN standards for grid-forming inverters: delivering synthetic inertia
Contracting & Structuring
Track:
Contracting & Structuring
4:35PM - 5:10PM
35 minutes
FPAs & Beyond: The Tolling Handover Blueprint
Following the previous panel looking at why FPAs unlock financing, this session dives into the future of FPAs and how they actually work in practice from the point of execution. From physical control of single assets to portfolio-level virtual structures, this explores the technical mechanics, risk management, trading, and the evolution of FPAs in Germany’s battery market.
- Physical, virtual, full, partial, DA swaps and more, how will the varying structures evolve in the context of Germany?
- How do FPAs integrate with Battery Management Systems and optimisation software to manage flexibility?
Day 1 - Plenary
Track:
Day 1 - Plenary
5:15PM - 7:15PM
2 hours
Batteries & Beers: Networking Drinks Reception
Join us for drinks, deal talk and new connections: the key conversations that matter most often happen after the agenda ends.
Asset Management
Track:
Asset Management
9:30AM - 10:15AM
45 minutes
Future Planning: Managing the Impact of FCAs & Operational Rules for Assets
- Optimisation strategy around dynamic grid tariffs
- Ensuring performance & availability under fast evolving German grid rules
Track:
Asset Management
10:35AM - 11:10AM
35 minutes
Protecting BESS Assets: Developing Strong Warranty Agreements
- What do lenders and equity providers review in warranty agreements?
- What are the typical red flags in due diligence?
Track:
Asset Management
11:45AM - 12:05PM
20 minutes
Live Interview: Lessons from Early German Battery Asset Management
This live interview session will take a leading German developer/asset owner to discuss the key real-world insights on early asset management experience.
Optimising Portfolios & Technology
Track:
Optimising Portfolios & Technology
9:30AM - 10:15AM
45 minutes
Battle of the Bidders: What is the Future for German BESS Optimisation?
- The future of fully merchant BESS models: how will the volatile merchant cash flows be financed moving forward?
- How has the day ahead market’s shift to 15-minute settlement benefited the merchant case and wider flexibility?
- Anticipating and combatting price spread cannibalisation
- Managing multi-market optimisation: creating value between DA & ID and attacking the upside
- How can AI & software integration improve trading opportunity in Germany?
Track:
Optimising Portfolios & Technology
10:35AM - 11:10AM
35 minutes
Portfolio Optimisation: Balancing Scale, Borders & Co-Location
- Strategies for cross-technology portfolios: co-location trading plans
- Geographical trading dynamics and cross border bidding strategies
- Does scale win in Germany?
- The LDES shift: how does longer duration change trading strategy?
Track:
Optimising Portfolios & Technology
11:45AM - 12:30PM
45 minutes
Technology Choices in Germany
- How has procurement strategy evolved in Germany, is lithium ?
- What impact will the European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act have on procurement?
- Cybersecurity considerations in line with technology choices
- Future proofing assets for ancillary services
- How should developers be considering duration in the German market?
Day 2 - Plenary
Track:
Day 2 - Plenary
2:00PM - 2:45PM
45 minutes
Co-Location: Is BESS the Lifeline for German Renewable Assets?
The evolving German storage market is to incorporate project readiness, maturity and co-location as key aspects for improving grid access priority. However, how can BESS unlock the revenue needed to support renewable assets currently struggling. Co-location for BESS will remain a critical part of the storage market in Germany as this panel will dive into.
- How can BESS support Germany’s solar revenue cannibalisation and capture rate decline problem?
- Hybrid PPAs
- Will CapEx and grid access benefits sustain for future BESS co-location?
- Will grey merchant & EU innovation tender setups continue to be the most popular option?
- Utilising negative price periods for beneficial BESS charging costs
- Improving grid queue connection in the proposed maturity-based connection process
Track:
Day 2 - Plenary
2:45PM - 3:25PM
40 minutes
Powering German Data Centres: Meeting the Demand Growth in Germany
- Promoting BESS as an additional buffer and active energy manager, supporting Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) & Netzersatzanlagen (NEA) required for data centres
- Delivering data centre growth in key areas like Frankfurt/Rhine-Main during times of limited grid capacity and long connection timelines
- Integrating renewables, improving efficiency, and aligning with evolving German regulatory frameworks for storage
3:25PM - 3:30PM
5 minutes
