What’s in it for large-scale energy storage in Germany (beyond control reserve)?
“Batteries are dead in continental Europe”, the CEO of Next Kraftwerke, a Germany-based virtual power plant (VPP) operator, was quoted as saying at a conference earlier this year. At the time, the...
View ArticleMarch 16–18, 2021: Energy Storage Europe, Düsseldorf, Germany
Apricum Managing Partner Nikolai Dobrott and Partner Florian Mayr will attend Energy Storage Europe in Düsseldorf with the new date of March 16–18, 2021. Der Beitrag March 16–18, 2021: Energy Storage...
View ArticleApricum appoints corporate legal expert Dr. Beatrice Möller
Apricum Senior AdvisorDr. Beatrice Möller Apricum is pleased to announce that corporate legal expert Dr. Beatrice Möller has joined its senior advisor team. Ms. Möller has more than 13 years of...
View ArticleBuffered charging – how batteries can close the widening “charging gap”
The ‘charging gap’ is widening”, Volkswagen’s head of e-mobility Thomas Ulbrich warned last week as the number of new electric vehicles (EVs) on the streets is increasingly outpacing available charging...
View ArticleVietnam’s solar success story and why its solar M&A landscape is about to...
Vietnam’s solar star is clearly on the rise. In 2016, the long awaited announcement of the first solar feed-in tariff (FiT) policy for solar project development (also further referred to as FiT phase...
View ArticleThe horsepower driving the “decade of energy storage”
The future for energy storage is bright. Fighting global climate change has become an undisputed imperative of our time, and renewable energy and e-mobility are key elements in this battle. Energy...
View ArticleHanoi Times: Vietnam’s solar M&A set to heat up, November 26, 2020
Vietnam’s the Hanoi Times published an excerpt from Apricum Senior Advisor Moritz Sticher’s comprehensive article on Vietnam’s burgeoning solar market. Read the article in the Hanoi Times here. Der...
View ArticleOpen position at Apricum: Project Manager
Passionate about clean technologies? Join an elite consulting team. We are looking for a project manager to join the Apricum team. About Apricum Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory is a globally active...
View ArticleOpen position at Apricum: Senior Consultant
Passionate about clean technologies? Join an elite consulting team. We are looking for a senior consultant to join the Apricum team. About Apricum Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory is a globally active...
View ArticleBeneficial in the long run – challenges and opportunities for...
Between five and more than 1,000 hours of energy discharge – that’s what the term “long-duration energy storage” encompasses in the industry today. It’s a pretty broad definition that covers a wide...
View ArticleThe business of localization: Insights for success in the Saudi renewables...
There are two sides of the coin when it comes to promoting local content in the renewables industry. In emerging markets like Brazil, South Africa and India, incentivizing and promoting local industry...
View ArticleThe pockets of energy storage opportunity
The stationary energy storage market is a complex animal. Probably only few other markets are based on a product as versatile and as suitable for a multitude of applications, with equally dynamic costs...
View ArticleApricum appoints energy banking and finance expert Charles Lesser as partner...
Apricum PartnerCharles Lesser Berlin, December 13, 2020 – Apricum, a transaction advisory and strategy consulting firm specialised in renewable energy and cleantech, announces the appointment of...
View ArticleHanoi Times: Vietnam’s solar success story and notes for investors (Part 2),...
Vietnam’s the Hanoi Times published part two of a comprehensive article on Vietnam’s burgeoning solar market featuring content from Apricum Senior Advisor Moritz Sticher. Read the article in the Hanoi...
View ArticleNIKKEI Asia: Vietnam and Thailand attract German solar energy funds, January...
Nikkei Asia interviewed Apricum’s Moritz Sticher, senior advisor and representative in Southeast Asia for this article “Vietnam and Thailand attract German solar energy funds”. Der Beitrag NIKKEI Asia:...
View ArticleApricum Advises Upside Energy on Acquisition by Octopus Energy Group
January 2021: Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory acted as exclusive financial advisor to its client Upside Energy Limited, a UK-based company that provides energy software enabling the management and...
View ArticleThe compelling case of merchant risk for financing renewable energy projects...
Looking through the other end of a telescope creates an unfamiliar and remote view, but distance can create valuable perspectives. Here we take an outsider’s perspective on renewables finance, to...
View ArticleEnergy Storage News: ‘Landmark’ financing deal achieved for 400 MWh...
Apricum Partner Frank Beckers was asked recently by Energy-Storage.news to comment on sPower’s announcement that it has closed a deal to finance its standalone lithium-ion battery project in...
View ArticleApricum welcomes new senior consultant Kai Kabath to the team
Apricum Senior ConsultantKai Kabath Apricum is pleased to announce the appointment of Kai Kabath to the position of senior consultant. Kai will work on a range of cleantech strategy development and...
View ArticlePV Tech Power Journal Vol 26: Inside Asia’s Floating Solar Dominance, March...
Apricum Senior Advisor Frank Haugwitz was interviewed for the article “Inside Asia’s floating solar dominance” for volume 26 of PV Tech Power magazine. The article by Jules Scully explores the drivers...
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