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German Energy Day 2026

Registration is open! We’re happy to invite you to Düsseldorf on 23 April 2026 for the German Energy Day.

Register for German Energy Day 2026

What is German Energy Day?

German Energy Day provides in-depth insight into the most critical developments shaping the German energy market. The event brings together expert presentations, timely discussions, and opportunities to ask key questions about Germany’s evolving energy landscape.

You will hear about:

Session 1: Power market dynamics
A deep dive into what’s driving the German power market right now — including the key shifts seen in 2025/26, the move closer to real-time trading through 15-minute day-ahead products, and what early lessons have emerged.

Session 2: Flexibility – batteries, data centres and AI
This session focuses on the new demand and flexibility forces reshaping German power markets. The battery story is front and centre, moving from growth projections to real deployment realities, and culminating in a panel discussion on whether Germany is keeping pace in the European battery race.

Session 3: Market design, hedging & industry competitiveness
A forward-looking session on the policy and commercial frameworks shaping German competitiveness. Topics include what’s next in market design, how hedging strategies and long-term contracting are evolving, and whether standardised PPAs can revive a slowing market. It also looks at how weather volatility increasingly impacts PPA pricing and risk allocation.

Session 4: Gas, LNG and geopolitics – navigating the new world order
The closing session connects gas fundamentals and geopolitical risk to European power prices, highlighting the underlying risks that can quickly ripple through short-term and forward markets. The final panel explores the tough choices facing energy-intensive industry: whether to hedge more, stay exposed, or relocate amid ongoing uncertainty and competitiveness pressure.

Networking reception and dinner cruise

The day concludes with a networking reception, followed by our traditional dinner cruise aboard the MS Riverstar. This relaxed and informal setting offers the perfect opportunity to continue conversations and exchange ideas from the day’s discussions.

Our programme and first speaker announcements are now live, read more here!

We look forward to seeing you in Düsseldorf!

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09:00 – 09:30 Coffee and registration

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome & opening words

Snjolfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel News

Session 1: Power market dynamics

09:40 – 10:10 German power market outlook – what changed in 2025/26?

Tobias Federico, Chief Analyst, Montel

10:10 – 10:35 Moving closer to realtime - six months of 15-min day-ahead trading - lessons learned

10:35 – 11:00 Grid vulnerability – how resilient is Germany’s energy infrastructure?

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee

Session 2: Flexibility: batteries, data centres and AI

11:30 – 11:55 Data centres: challenges and opportunities in Germany

11:55 – 12:20 BESS boom: from hype to reality

Steffen Schülzchen, Founder & CEO, Entrix

12:20 – 13:00 Panel: BESS – is Germany falling behind in the battery race

Kilian Leykam, Executive Director Revenue, BW ESS
Mark Meyrick, General Manager, Ecotricity Smart Grid Limited
Steffen Schülzchen, Founder & CEO, Entrix

13:00 – 14:15 Lunch

Session 3: Market design, hedging & industry competitiveness

14:15 – 14:35 Market design - What’s next for Germany?

Silvana Tiedemann, Managing Director, Neon Neue Energieökonomik

14:35 – 14:55 Standardised v bespoke PPAs - boosting a flagging PPA market

Amani Joas, Head of Trading, Managing Director, FlexPower

14:55 – 15:15 PPAs meet weather volatility

Robin Girmes, Founder and CEO, Energy Weather

15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break

Session 4: Gas, LNG and geopolitics: navigating the new world order

15:45 – 16:10 Gas, LNG & geopolitics: the risks bubbling under European power prices

Nadia Martin Wiggen, Director, Svelland Capital


16:10 – 16:50 Panel: Industry under pressure: hedge, expose or relocate?

16:50 – 17:00 Closing remarks and key takeaways

Snjolfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel News

17:00 – 18:00 Drink reception at Hyatt Regency Düsseldorf

18:30 - 22:30 Dinner cruise on board MS Riverstar

Speakers

Tobias Federico

Chief Analyst, Montel

Steffen Schülzchen

Founder & CEO, Entrix

Silvana Tiedemann

Managing Director, Neon Neue Energieökonomik

Amani Joas

Head of Trading, Managing Director, FlexPower

Robin Girmes

Founder & CEO, Energy Weather

Nadia Martin Wiggen

Director, Svelland Capital

Kilian Leykam

Executive Director Revenue, BW ESS

Mark Meyrick

General Manager, Ecotricity Smart Grid Limited