16 Dec 2025

Hogan Lovells advises ICG Infra on partnership with W Power Storage to expand grid-scale battery storage

"Hogan Lovells advised the European Infrastructure team of ICG (ICG Infra) on a partnership with W Power Storage, a German grid-scale battery energy storage platform. ICG Infra will deploy up to €500m to deliver a multi‑gigawatt BESS pipeline, supporting EU Green Deal and Germany climate targets."

Hogan Lovells advised the European Infrastructure team of ICG (ICG Infra) on its partnership with W Power Storage, a German platform specialising in grid‑scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The transaction establishes a partnership under which ICG Infra will back W Power Storage to deliver a multi‑gigawatt BESS project pipeline. With ICG Infra’s planned deployment of up to €500m, the platform will accelerate projects that are already in operation and under construction. The partnership is intended to contribute to the objectives of the EU Green Deal and to Germany’s climate neutrality targets and adds to ICG Infra’s existing portfolio of energy transition assets. Hogan Lovells advised ICG Infra on all legal aspects of the transaction, drawing on its cross‑practice capabilities and sector expertise in development, financing and structuring of energy transition and infrastructure assets. Hogan Lovells represented ICG Infra with a team composed by: Dr. Tim Heitling (Partner, Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Dr. Thomas Dörmer (Partner, Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Giannina Kreutz (Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Dr. Daniel Neudecker (Counsel, Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Annekathrin Baron Boonstra (Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Nurelia Kather (Senior Associate, Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Anya Zou (Associate, Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Lina Sophie Makrutzki (Associate, Dusseldorf); Marlene Wagner (Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Dogukan Yavuz (Energy & Infra M&A, Berlin); Dr. Florian‑Alexander Wesche (Senior Counsel, Energy Law, Dusseldorf); Katharina Rath (Counsel, Energy Law, Dusseldorf); Damian Sternberg (Senior Associate, Public Law, Dusseldorf); Dr. Noel Schröder (Associate, Public Law, Dusseldorf); Dr. Kerstin Neighbour (Partner, Employment, Frankfurt); Sophia Gottschlich (Senior Associate, Employment, Frankfurt); Mark Devlin (Counsel, Capital Markets, Frankfurt); Dr. Carla Luh (Partner, Infrastructure Finance, Hamburg); Julian Schulz (Associate, Infrastructure Finance, Hamburg); Tobias Ulbrich (Associate, Infrastructure Finance, Hamburg); Dr. Marzieh Rad (Associate, Infrastructure Finance, Frankfurt); Edris Zewari (Associate, Infrastructure Finance, Frankfurt); Markus Franken (Partner, Real Estate, Frankfurt); Dr. Mathias Schönhaus (Partner, Tax, Berlin); Jan Meinecke (Associate, Tax, Berlin); Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfuhl (Counsel, Intellectual Property, Frankfurt); Felix Ackermann (Senior Associate, Intellectual Property, Frankfurt); Dr. Marc Schweda (Partner, Antitrust, Hamburg).
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