Future Trends: How Will the Market Develop, Which Applications Will Become Relevant?

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Time: 04:30 pm - 06:00 pm
Hall: ICM München
Room: Room 5

What are emerging trends in battery storage? How are installation numbers evolving across the residential, C&I, and utility-scale battery markets? What new and existing applications are driving market growth? What can we learn from developments in other regions, such as the UK, and what insights can be applied to the European market? These are the questions that will be explored in this session.

04:30 pm - 04:35 pmWelcome and Introduction

Dr. Alexander Hirnet

Vice President Device Development

sonnen GmbH

04:35 pm - 04:50 pmEuropean Market Outlook for Battery Storage

Antonio Arruebo

Market Analyst

SolarPower Europe

04:50 pm - 05:05 pmTackling Merchant Risk - Overview of Europe Energy Storage Offtake Market

Anna Darmani

Principal Analyst, Energy Storage Europe

Wood Mackenzie

05:05 pm - 05:20 pmUnlocking New Revenue Streams for Battery Storage in Europe

Simon De Clercq

Senior Associate

Aurora Energy Research

05:20 pm - 05:35 pmUnlocking Profitable Utility-Scale Bess in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities in the Spot Market

Sepehr Soltani

Senior Analyst

Rystad Energy

05:35 pm - 06:00 pmQ&A and Panel Discussion

To Program Overview

Speakers

Speaker

Antonio Arruebo, SolarPower Europe

Market Analyst

Belgium

Antonio Arruebo works as a Market Analyst at SolarPower Europe. He delivers high-quality market reports, briefs, and other products through the provision of data, research, and insights on the solar PV and battery storage markets, energy policy, and technological trends.

Speaker

Sepehr Soltani, Rystad Energy

Senior Analyst

Norway

Sepehr Soltani is an Energy Storage Analyst at Rystad Energy, specializing in renewable energy with a master's in mechanical engineering. Since joining Rystad, he has been instrumental in advising on the pivotal role of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) in the energy transition. Sepehr's expertise encompasses energy storage technologies, power markets, and optimizing performance for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

Speaker

Simon De Clercq, Aurora Energy Research

Senior Associate

Germany

Simon De Clercq is Senior Associate at Aurora Energy Research. He leads the Belgian and Dutch research team and manages Aurora's products on the Dutch and Belgian power and flexibility markets. Prior to joining Aurora, Simon was based in Mozambique where he advised the Mozambican government on the mobilization of climate finance. Before that, he worked as a strategy and policy consultant on renewable energy in Brussels.

Speaker

Anna Darmani, Wood Mackenzie

Principal Analyst, Energy Storage Europe

United Kingdom

Anna Darmani is a principal analyst at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, where she heads the research and analyses on Europe, Middle East and Africa storage markets. She has over ten years of experience in the energy industry, developing innovation and technology roadmaps and conducting EU research and advisory projects. Anna was one of the European Battery Alliance founding members and has worked with different industrial players to make Europe a global leader in the booming battery industry.

Speaker

Dr. Alexander Hirnet, sonnen GmbH

Vice President Device Development

Germany

Alexander has been leading sonnen's device development team in the position of Vice President Device Development since 2024. Between 2019 and 2014, he was responsible for sonnen's commercial and industrial storage development activities in the position of Vice President C&I. Prior to joining sonnen, Alexander was involved in setting up the stationary energy storage business unit at VARTA as Technical Director. He holds a diploma and a doctorate in physics.