Insights into the Energy Market

2026 will set the course for battery storage in Germany. The EEG Amendment, the Building Code (BauGB), the MiSpeL, and the AgNes open up new opportunities for green co-located storage, but also raise questions regarding revenue, grid fees, and investment security. This article outlines what operators and investors need to know now.

Germany is preparing to introduce a capacity mechanism. But the current roadmap raises key questions: which technologies will benefit, and what role can battery storage play? This article outlines the StromVKG, explains the planned auction segments and looks at what Germany can learn from other capacity markets.

suena energy is taking over the marketing of three large-scale battery storage facilities from Münch Energie. Together, the facilities have a storage capacity of approximately 300 MWh and, according to Münch Energie, constitute the largest contiguous battery storage project currently in operation in Germany. One of the three facilities being marketed is currently considered the largest co-location project with grid connection in the country.

KB.energy has developed a battery storage system that has been optimised in terms of technology and operational design. suena energy is responsible for optimizing the project.

2026 is likely to be defined less by a single ‘upheaval’ and more by a series of clearly discernible shifts that have already been building up in recent months. The following three trends show what project developers, operators, investors and marketers will need to pay particular attention to in 2026 and why technical design alone is no longer sufficient.

The innovation tenders under the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) have established the term “green electricity storage” within the industry. If a project is awarded a contract, the support significantly improves the economic profile of a green electricity storage system; however, it becomes truly interesting where projects must be viable even without an award.

suena energy and Münch Energie are working closely together to rethink solar power marketing—with modern trading approaches, transparent communication, and a clear focus on economic efficiency. Today, the partnership comprises eight solar parks with a combined output of 218 MWp.

suena energy CEO and Co-Founder Lennard Wilkening was invited by "BESSt of BESS" host Maximilian Hüls to be part of the newest episode. Together they discussed the role of battery storage in the energy system, the current state of the market and new business models.

With terralayr’s new “Enhanced Trading of Flexibility” model, suena energy is entering a technically demanding environment. For the first time, multiple optimizers are accessing the same storage asset in parallel — an approach that challenges existing market logics and expands technological boundaries.