8th Korean-German Energy Day

Building Resilient and Low-Carbon Electricity Systems: Korean-German Perspectives on Capacity Mechanisms, Battery Storage and Battery Recycling

25th June 2026, 09:30-17:00

Opening

09:00 - 09:30     Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 - 09:40     Opening and Welcome by Moderator

• Jana Narita, Senior Manager, adelphi consult

09:40 - 09:50     Keynote Speeches 

• Ron Lipka, Head of Division, Energy Partnerships, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
• Korean Embassy

09:50 - 10:05     Welcome Remarks

• adelphi consult
• Dr. Yeonbin Yang, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
• Ms Jihee Jeong, Deputy Director, Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI)
• Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP)

Focus Session 1: Security of Supply in the Electricity Sector: Providing Flexibility via Capacity Mechanisms, Strategic Reserves and Other Options 

10:05 - 10:10      Opening of Session 1

• Jana Narita, Senior Manager, adelphi consult

10:10 - 10:25     Global trends and best parctices in capacity and flexibility mechanisms 

10:25 - 10:55     Security of Supply in the German and Korean Low-Carbon Electricity Sector

• Benedikt Günter, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
• Dr. Kyuhyeong Kwag, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)

10:55 - 11:15     Coffee Break & Networking

Photograph with Speakers

11:15 – 12:10     Panel Discussion: Instruments for providing flexibility and security of supply in the low-carbon electricity sector  

• Benedikt Günter, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
• Dr. Kyuhyeong Kwag, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)

12:10 – 13:10     Networking Lunch

Focus Session 2: Integration of Large-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Electricity Grid  

13:10 - 13:22      Opening of Session 2

• Gunnar Will, adelphi consult

13:22 – 13:25     Keynote Speech (tbc)

13:45 – 14:05    Integration of Stationary Large-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Electricity Grid in Germany and Korea

14:05 - 14:50      Panel Discussion: What does it take to make large-scale BESS a bankable and grid-ready solution in Korea and Germany? 

14:50 – 15:10     Coffee break & Networking

Focus Session 3: Battery Cell Recycling

15:10 - 15:15      Opening of Session 3

• Gunnar Will, adelphi consult

15:15 – 15:35    Korea and Germany as a Location for Battery Production and Recycling

• tba, German Trade and Invest (GTAI)

15:35 – 15:55     Best Practices on Battery Cell Recycling

• Andrea Mirandola, Sales Director, Duesenfeld GmbH

15:55 – 16:40     Panel Discussion: From Waste to Resource: The Role of Recycling in a Resilient Battery Value Chain 

• tba, German Trade and Invest (GTAI)
• Andrea Mirandola, Sales Director, Duesenfeld GmbH

16:40 – 17:00     Closing Interview on German-Korean Cooperation Potentials  

• Interview Moderation: Jana Narita, Senior Manager, adelphi consult
• Mr Marius Strotjohann, Deputy Head, Energy Partnership Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
• tba, KEEI
• tba, KETEP