2 Day Masterclass in Battery Storage

Financial Modelling, Economics & Project Finance

• Gain a practical foundation in BESS and hybrid renewable energy systems

• Explore system optimization, market pathways, and revenue stacking

• Build and apply financial models to assess bankability and project returns

Objectives | Your Trainer | Course Participants | How It Works

Course Objectives

In this 2 Day Masterclass, participants will:

• Build  a deep understanding of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hybrid renewable technologies

• Explore system design, optimization, and performance economics

• Analyse revenue models and commercial strategies across global markets

• Develop robust financial models tailored to storage and hybrid energy projects

• Understand capital structures, financing instruments, and investor expectations

• Identify, quantify, and mitigate project risks to improve bankability

• Learn how to structure real-world deals through interactive, model-driven case work

• Connect technology, markets, and finance in a single integrated framework

Joachim Baumgaertner is a specialist management consultant in the renewable energy sector, advising technology start-ups, growth companies, financial institutions and strategy consultants on a broad range of issues across the whole clean energy value chain, including complementary areas of business planning, technology strategy, financing and carbon management.

He is involved in the project development of utility-scale solar power, solar greenhouses and waste-to-energy plants worldwide, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Puerto Rico, and India.

Joachim has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart. He has conducted research into off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems with solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, batteries and Diesel engines at the Centre for Renewable Energy in Loughborough where he was awarded an MPhil. He gained an MBA with Distinction from the London Business School with a particular focus on Finance and Entrepreneurship.

If you’re shaping the future of energy - this masterclass is for you. Designed for forward-thinking professionals across energy, finance, and infrastructure, it’s ideal for developers, investors, analysts, engineers, and policymakers ready to turn technical insight into profitable, real-world projects.

Whether you’re financing, building, or regulating clean energy assets, you’ll leave with the tools to model, de-risk, and structure bankable BESS and Hybrid renewable deals.

A wide variety of people to benefit, such as:

• Project Developers looking to integrate BESS into hybrid renewable energy projects and understand the full financial picture

• Investment Analysts seeking hands-on experience with energy storage modelling and risk-adjusted returns

• Energy and Utility Professionals wanting to evaluate storage and hybrid systems for grid resilience, flexibility, and market participation

• Bankers & Infrastructure Investors assessing the bankability of new energy assets and needing insight into risk, structuring, and returns

• Corporate Strategy & Sustainability Leads driving decarbonization and energy procurement decisions involving storage and renewables

• Government and Regulatory Officials designing policies or incentives for storage deployment and market reform

• Engineers & Technical Consultants looking to connect technical performance with financial viability and commercial strategy

• Independent Power Producers (IPPs) & Asset Managers focused on long-term value, revenue optimisation, and operational risk in clean energy portfolios.

• The 2 Day Masterclass is delivered live online.

• Course reminders, access passwords, digital course materials and slides will be sent out before the course.

• Course Timings: 9 - 4 pm (UK GMT/BST). Timings can be adjusted to suit your time zone.

• A Certificate of Participation will be given to each attendee.