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Niklas Will

Head of Asset Management Solar & Batteries

Vattenfall

In 2025 Niklas joined Vattenfall as Head of Asset Management Solar & Batteries. In this role he oversees the operational portfolio of solar and battery assets of Vattenfall. In total he has >9 years of experience in asset management of renewable assets mostly focused on solar with >5 five years in a leadership role at Encavis AG.

 Niklas holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a finance focus from Hamburg School of Business Administration. After obtaining this degree and before entering the renewables space, his first position was in auditing for 4 years. This professional basis combined with his profound interest in finance lead him to pursue the CFA Charter, which he was awarded in 2022.

Panel discussion

This session examines how a utility-scale solar project retrofitted or built with co-located battery storage to address curtailment, price cannibalisation, and grid constraints performs. The focus is on what changed financially and operationally once storage was added, and what the asset owner would do differently today.

  • Why storage was added?
  • Curtailment exposure, capture price erosion, or grid compliance requirements
  • How the revenue stack changed: Energy shifting, ancillary services, downside protection, and volatility reduction
  • Capital and performance outcomes: Capex uplift, IRR impact, payback period, and lessons for future hybrid projects