Traders have ramped up bookings at German natural gas storage sites, marking a sharp turnaround from earlier this year when the country exited winter with stockpiles at a three-year low and an unusual market structure made refills unprofitable.

MET Group is currently marketing a 200 MW portfolio of stand-alone battery projects in Germany, anticipated to achieve ready-to-build before the end of the year, CEO of Renewables Development Christian Hürlimann told NPM.

MET Group, a European energy company headquartered in Switzerland, has ac-quired 100% of KGE (Kommunale Gasspeichergesellschaft Epe mbH & Co. KG), a natural gas storage operator based in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia. With this acquisition MET Group is further strengthening its commitment to investing in natural gas infrastructure in Germany.