Bridging Vision and Invest­ment: Insights from the 2nd BVES Inves­tor Sum­mit

Sec­tor Cou­pling and Sto­rage as Keys to Decar­bo­niza­tion

Andreas Hauer, Chair­man of the Board at ZAE Bay­ern and BVES Vice Pre­si­dent, ope­ned the sum­mit with a clear mes­sage: sto­rage tech­no­lo­gies and sec­tor cou­pling are essen­tial to suc­cessfully decar­bo­nize all sec­tors.

The first ses­sion of the day focu­sed on invest­ment poten­tial in emer­ging energy mar­kets. Manuela Heise, Head of Infra­struc­ture Fun­ding at the Inves­ti­ti­ons­bank des Lan­des Bran­den­burg (ILB) and Chair of the BVES Finance Com­mit­tee, empha­si­zed that a suc­cessful energy tran­si­tion can­not hap­pen wit­hout sto­rage. She high­ligh­ted the importance of a pro­gres­sive regu­la­tory frame­work to secure afforda­ble and relia­ble energy.

Pathways to Sca­ling Sto­rage Solu­ti­ons

Maria Leis from Breakth­rough Energy stres­sed that we are not yet on track to deploy sto­rage tech­no­lo­gies at the requi­red scale. She cal­led for inno­va­tive finan­cial instru­ments to make capi­tal-inten­sive sto­rage pro­jects more attrac­tive to inves­tors.

Dr. Casi­mir Lorenz of Aurora Energy Rese­arch high­ligh­ted the importance of robust busi­ness models for sca­ling energy sto­rage. Chris­tian Bauer and Britta Wiß­mann from Wat­son Far­ley & Wil­liams LLP exami­ned the legal per­spec­tive, describ­ing large-scale sto­rage as essen­tial yet illi­quid infra­struc­ture invest­ments.

Best Prac­ti­ces and Fresh Per­spec­ti­ves

Later ses­si­ons fea­tured tech­no­logy pro­vi­ders and pro­ject deve­lo­pers sha­ring best prac­ti­ces and finan­cing models for sto­rage pro­jects across the elec­tri­city, hea­ting, and mobi­lity sec­tors. Finance indus­try repre­sen­ta­ti­ves dis­cus­sed stra­te­gies for mobi­li­zing capi­tal and mini­mi­zing risks asso­cia­ted with tech­no­logy-based invest­ments.

Con­clu­si­ons and Out­look

The sum­mit con­cluded with a clear takea­way: the finan­cial sec­tor is ready to sup­port cli­mate-fri­endly tech­no­lo­gies like energy sto­rage and to help advance the energy tran­si­tion. Howe­ver, relia­ble regu­la­tory frame­works and trans­pa­rent poli­cies are urgen­tly nee­ded to unlock this poten­tial.

The BVES extends its gra­ti­tude to all spea­k­ers for their valuable insights and to all par­ti­ci­pants for their active enga­ge­ment. We look for­ward to see­ing you again at the 3rd BVES Inves­tor Sum­mit!