June 10, 2026
‘When getting debt money and debt financing, we need risk mitigation measures,’ said Dr. Stefan Englberger, second right. Image: Solar Media.
Minimising counterparty risk is a key component of the German BESS sector, particularly as ongoing political uncertainty continues to pose questions for the industry.
This was an opinion expressed by Eike Ahrens, associate director of energy and infrastructure at Berenberg, who spoke on a panel on the first day of the Energy Storage Summit at the Battery Show Europe, hosted by Energy-Storage.news publisher Solar Media and co-located with parent company Informa’s The Battery Show Europe, this week in Germany.
“It’s important to work with reliable and experienced counterparties, in terms of how they set up a project and how they approach things,” said Ahrens, noting that some of the challenges currently faced by the German battery energy storage system (BESS) sector are not unique, so working with financing and offtake partners who have industry experience can be a great benefit.
