Green Hedge
Berlin, DE · 1 known investors
Green Hedge develops and operates renewable energy projects and battery storage systems. The company builds solar parks and large-scale stationary battery storage installations across Germany and the United Kingdom, managing the full project lifecycle from technical design through grid connection and commercial operation.
Also known as Green Hedge Infra GmbH
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Green Hedge (Green Hedge Infra GmbH) is a Berlin-based developer of renewable energy and battery storage projects. Founded in 2010, the company began as a solar photovoltaic developer in the UK and has since developed over 200 MW of ground-mounted solar parks and large rooftop installations, adding battery storage development from 2015. Its team states involvement in the development, construction and operation of twelve large battery sites totalling more than 360 MW / 720 MWh across the UK and Germany.
The company covers the full project lifecycle: engineering design and planning consent, detailed execution planning including fire protection concepts, noise mitigation, screening planting and landscape design, followed by construction, grid connection, commercial operation and asset optimisation. Reference projects include Kings Barn Farm (10 MW, qualified in the 2016 UK Capacity Market Auction, operational since 2017), Kemsley (50 MW, described as the first stand-alone transmission-connected battery in the UK, operational since 2021), Cowley (50 MW, combining lithium-ion and flow batteries in a double-storey design, operational since 2021), Russell Farm (20 MW providing frequency response and energy trading, operational since 2022), South Marston and Sevor Farm (15.3 MW combined private-wire solar supply to a car factory, operational since 2011 and 2014) and Little Staughton Airfield (50 MW subsidy-free solar, operational 2019/2020).
The company's current focus is the German market, where it develops large stationary battery storage systems intended to integrate more renewable generation, shift locally produced green electricity to periods of demand, stabilise the grid, smooth price volatility and reduce curtailment of renewable output.
Founding story
Niels Kröner co-founded Green Hedge in 2010, after eight years working at McKinsey, in banking (Barclays Bank) and for a large European investment fund, establishing it as one of the first solar developers in the UK; he led project development, financing and the build-up of an asset management/operations company.
Business model
Green Hedge acts as a project developer and operator of renewable generation and energy storage assets, taking sites from origination and design through planning, construction and grid connection into commercial operation, and realising value by operating assets or selling completed/developed projects to energy companies and infrastructure investors, as with the 100 MW German battery project sold to Econergy International in February 2025.
Revenue is generated from developing and operating renewable and storage assets and from the sale of projects to third parties; operational battery assets are described as earning from importing electricity at low prices and exporting at high prices, energy trading and grid services such as frequency response and the UK Capacity Market.
Traction
Over 200 MW of solar PV developed across more than twenty solar farms and several large rooftop installations, and twelve battery storage sites totalling over 360 MW / 720 MWh, including named operational assets in the UK; a 100 MW German battery storage project was sold to Econergy International in February 2025.
Latest developments
On 10 February 2025 Green Hedge announced the sale of a 100 MW battery storage project in Germany to Econergy International. Company materials describe a strategic focus on developing large stationary battery storage in Germany.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
An established independent developer with a track record since 2010 of more than 200 MW of solar PV and twelve battery storage sites totalling over 360 MW / 720 MWh in the UK and Germany, now positioning itself in the German grid-scale storage market.
The company points to experience dating from 2010 across both solar and battery storage, in-house capability through the entire development chain (planning, fire protection, noise mitigation, electrical and civil engineering design, construction, grid connection and operation), and a track record that includes early and technically unusual UK assets such as the first stand-alone transmission-connected battery and a site combining lithium-ion and flow battery chemistries in a double-storey layout. It also emphasises lifecycle and recycling considerations and cooperation with host communities, including keeping business rates local.
Technology
Utility-scale photovoltaic plants and stationary battery energy storage systems, including lithium-ion and flow battery chemistries, with in-house engineering covering fire protection, noise alleviation, screening and landscaping, electrical and civil design, grid connection and asset optimisation.
Go-to-market
The company works directly with landowners, communities and grid operators to originate and consent sites, and transacts with utilities, developers and infrastructure investors — for example EDF Renewables-linked assets in the UK and the 2025 sale of a German battery project to Econergy International.
Grid operators and electricity markets served via storage and generation assets, industrial and commercial offtakers (such as a car factory supplied via private wire), and energy companies and infrastructure investors that acquire developed projects.
Geography
Headquartered at Novalisstraße 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany (Green Hedge Infra GmbH, registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 257993 B). Projects have been delivered primarily in the United Kingdom and Germany, with current development activity focused on the German market.
History
Founded in 2010 by Niels Kröner as one of the early solar developers in the UK, the company built more than twenty solar farms and large rooftop installations totalling over 200 MW. It diversified into battery storage in 2015, delivering projects including Kings Barn Farm (operational 2017), Kemsley and Cowley (both 50 MW, operational 2021) and Russell Farm (20 MW, operational 2022). Adrien Lebrun joined as technical director in 2016, left for Pivot Power/EDF Renewables between 2018 and 2022, and rejoined as Managing Director in 2023. Following an infrastructure fund's investment in / acquisition of the UK battery storage business, the founders concentrated on building the German company, Green Hedge Infra GmbH, which in February 2025 announced the sale of a 100 MW German battery storage project to Econergy International.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsGreen Hedge announced the sale of a 100 MW battery storage project in Germany to Econergy International.
Company statements describe securing the investment of a specialist infrastructure fund into the UK battery storage division / the sale of the UK operations to an infrastructure fund, after which the founders focused on the German business.
Adrien Lebrun, who originally joined Green Hedge in 2016 as technical director and worked at Pivot Power/EDF Renewables from 2018 to 2022, rejoined Green Hedge in 2023 as co-founder and Managing Director with a focus on Germany.
UK battery system providing frequency response for grid stabilisation as well as energy trading; operational since 2022.
Cowley combines lithium-ion and flow battery chemistries on a single site in a double-storey design; operational since 2021 (from EDF Renewables).
Kemsley, described as the first stand-alone transmission-connected battery in the UK, operational since 2021 (from EDF Renewables).
One of the first UK solar farms built without subsidies or feed-in tariffs; operational since 2019/2020.
One of the first UK battery storage projects, qualified in the 2016 Capacity Market Auction and built in a purpose-built barn structure; operational since 2017.
After starting as a solar PV developer in 2010, the company diversified into battery storage project development in 2015.
Solar projects supplying a local car factory via a private wire connection, covering about one sixth of the site's electricity demand; operational since 2011 and 2014 respectively.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Green Hedgegreen-hedge.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Green Hedge do?
- Berlin-based developer of solar parks and grid-scale battery storage projects in Germany and the UK, founded in 2010.
- Who are Green Hedge's investors?
- Green Hedge's investors include Zouk Capital.
- Where is Green Hedge headquartered?
- Green Hedge is headquartered in Berlin, DE.