This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Anna von Bremen, Partner and Head of Energy Innovation at Osborne Clarke. She joins Nico Leicht, Project Leader in Aurora’s Berlin Advisory Team, to discuss market design, regulatory frameworks, and innovation in the German power sector.

Anna brings deep expertise in energy regulation and co-located battery storage projects, advising on both technical and commercial aspects of the evolving market. Nico and Anna explore how Germany’s grid, regulatory processes, and market mechanisms are adapting to increasing renewable penetration and new storage technologies.

Main topics include the following:

• The role of regulators and grid operators in enabling a more flexible, digitalized, and grid-friendly energy system.
• Challenges and opportunities for co-located battery storage, including the integration of green and grey power, smart homes, and virtual power plants.
• Market mechanisms, including redispatch processes, capacity pricing, and dynamic variable pricing, and their implications for investment certainty.
• The path forward for Germany’s energy transition, balancing efficiency, rationalization, and the technical implementation of climate and grid targets.