Dr. Andreas Peppel

Managing Director
Institutional Investment Consulting Partners GmbH

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About the company

Institutional Investment Consulting Partners (2ICP) ist Teil der Institutional Investment Group und auf die unabhängige Investmentberatung in den Real Asset Segmenten Real Estate Equity & Debt sowie Infrastructure spezialisiert. Investitionen in Real Assets erfordern gute Antworten auf viele strategische, risikorelevante und operative Fragen. 2ICP hilft durch unabhängige und fundierte Beratung, diese wichtigen Fragen zu beantworten sowie passgenaue Lösungen für alle Phasen des Investitionszyklus von direkten und indirekten Real Asset-Anlagen zu erarbeiten.

http://www.2ip.de

Author's posts

Symboldbild Quelle: 2ICP/AdobeStock

European e-charging infrastructure for trucks – a scalable investment case for institutional investors?

The European market for electric trucks may be entering a new phase – also under the uncertainty about the price development of fossil fuels – away from pilot projects and towards a "real" infrastructure ramp-up.

CasesEnergyInfrastructureMarkets
Großbatteriespeicher auf dem Vormarsch (Bild: 2ICP/AdobeStock)

Cell Chemistry at BESS Plants – Developments in Technology, Delivery Times and Costs

While institutional real estate investors are primarily concerned with the development of construction costs and material prices, infrastructure investors are concentrating more on the costs and characteristics of the plant technologies used.

CasesEnergyInfrastructureMarkets

Introduction of grid charges for large-scale battery storage systems – Which skills are crucial in a “restructured market”?

On 16 January 2026, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) presented its guidelines for future storage network charges. Until now, grid-connected battery storage systems built up to August 4, 2029 were exempt from grid charges for 20 years - this could now change.

CasesEnergyInfrastructureRegulatory
Electric car charging with power cable connector at station

The rise of electric cars and charging infrastructure – A current assessment

The battery-electric drive is likely to be the leading and key technology in the passenger car segment in the coming years. This is accompanied by the "ramp-up" of a high-performance charging infrastructure.

CasesInfrastructureMarkets

Large-scale battery storage: New asset class on the rise – correctly assessing opportunities and risks

In our advisory practice, we see numerous investment trends in the infrastructure sector. They come and go, sometimes convincing, sometimes not. Recently, however, no emerging asset class has inspired us as much as battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Energy

Investments in large-scale battery storage systems (BESS): New rules for prioritizing grid connections?

Battery Energy Storage System systems are attracting keen investment interest from institutional investors. This article is specifically dedicated to the current "flood" of grid connection requests for battery storage systems from transmission and distribution system operators in Germany.

InfrastructureCasesEnergy

Infrastructure Asset Class Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) – Some (technical) insights into practice

Large-scale battery storage systems (BESS plants) that can be monetized in the electricity and balancing power market are increasingly attracting the interest of institutional investors as an infrastructure asset class – most recently due to return expectations in the double digit range (proclaimed by fund providers).

CasesEnergyInfrastructure
Beispielbild Wasserstoff-Speicher

Still unclear return/risk profile? Investing in green hydrogen from an investor’s perspective

According to the latest survey by the German Alternative Investments Association (BAI), around 57% of the 110 institutional investors surveyed are planning to expand their current exposure to infrastructure equity.

MarketsEnergyInfrastructure
Erneuerbare Energien

Easing procurement costs – impetus for the expansion of renewable energies?

With packages of measures - such as the Solar Package I - the German government is aiming for a climate-neutral electricity supply.

MarketsEnergyInfrastructure