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CAES Ahaus – Project Vision :

Our vision for the CAES Ahaus project is to develop a commercial-scale, long duration energy storage facility

that utilises innovative technology to accelerate Germany’s energy transition and benefit the local community.

Unsere Vision für das Projekt CAES Ahaus ist es, eine großskalige Langzeitstromspeicheranlage zu entwickeln,

die innovative Technologien nutzt, um die Energiewende in Deutschland zu beschleunigen und der Region zugutekommt.

Key responsibilities

• Commercial development of the multi-hundred MW-scale CAES (Compressed Air Energy Storage) project “Speicherkraftwerk CAES Ahaus” up to FID with the potential to continue in role until COD when the plant becomes operational. The role is a mixed commercial-managerial role leading in-house finance- and commercial- and contracting experts and external consultants.
• Lead team members including a Financial Analyst, a Grant & Funding Lead, a Community Fund Lead.
• Together with the Project Director and Technical Project Manager oversee the delivery and continuous improvement of cost estimates for the project (DEVEX, CAPEX, OPEX)
• Manage commercial project progression in close alignment with project partners, developing strong relationships and integrating all commercial aspects of the project CAES Ahaus
• Active role in contract negotiations with partners, suppliers, offtakers and TSOs like Amprion or OGE.
• Co-definition of the project financing strategy i.e. public and private funding opportunities in alignment with the Corporate Finance Team.
• Lead the preparation of national German & European grant / subsidy applications for first of a kind industrial scale projects in energy storage.
• With consultants derive co-fuel costs and revenue assumptions for the business case calculation. Optimize the resulting project business case calculation in Excel in close collaboration with the Project Team.
• Planning & scheduling of the critical commercial activities required to deliver the project in line with expected timelines, cost baseline together with the Project Planner / Scheduler.
• Identification and management of commercial project risks and opportunities together with the Risk Manager.
• Foster a collaborative project environment with project partners, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.
• Supporting the Project Director in the hiring, building and improving the project team.
• Support with Public Affairs and Regulatory framework / policy shaping work streams in Germany.
• Support & participate in selected stakeholder engagement activities
• Support set up a local community fund & help communicate it locally
• Support the maturation of the wider Corre Energy project portfolio in Germany.
• Occasional participation in work groups at BVES industry association representing Corre Energy on commercial topics including regulations, policy interpretation & adaptation.

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