Tokenising utility-scale battery storage under MiCA

Berlin, June 25, 2026. Electric Blue, a German operator of solar, wind and storage assets, has selected Lava as blockchain infrastructure for a tokenisation sandbox targeting battery energy storage systems (BESS) co-located with renewable generation facilities. The project carries a financing target of €500 million.

Why utility-scale storage needs new capital

The German electricity market has become one of Europe's most active laboratories for energy asset financing. The accelerating share of intermittent generation has made utility-scale BESS a structural necessity, but their financing remains concentrated among institutions with access to complex capital structures. This sandbox tests whether blockchain-based ownership models can open that market, using assets with documented operational track records and verifiable cash flows rather than projected returns.

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How the sandbox works

Lava provides the RPC and API connectivity layer on which specialist teams, selected through the sandbox process, will develop compliant tokenisation frameworks. The ecosystem already operates as infrastructure for Fireblocks, NEAR, Arbitrum and Starknet.

The project sits at the intersection of two converging pressures: European regulators pushing for greater retail participation in infrastructure financing, and asset managers seeking yield in an asset class that has historically rewarded institutional incumbency. MiCA provides the first unified legal basis across EU jurisdictions to structure these instruments with clarity.

What the partners are saying

"Energy infrastructure is one of the most capital-intensive and least liquid asset classes in the world. Tokenization does not change the underlying asset, but it changes who can own it and how fast capital can move," said Nimrod Knoller, head of Lava Foundation. "The German market gives us a regulatory environment where teams can demonstrate that at scale."

"The energy transition requires capital at a speed and scale that traditional financing structures struggle to match," said Michael Stephan, founder and chief executive of Electric Blue. "Working with Lava means we can test that thesis on real assets, with verifiable performance behind them."

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A growing market for real-world asset tokenisation

Real-world asset tokenisation is projected to grow from $600 billion in 2023 to more than $15 trillion by 2030. The collaboration marks the second sandbox under Lava's Tokenization initiatives, following the $5.5 billion Alba Bay real estate tokenisation sandbox in the Dominican Republic, announced earlier this month with BHL Group.

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About the partners

Electric Blue is an AI-native direct marketer of solar, wind and battery assets, headquartered in Berlin. The company combines machine-learning forecasting and automated execution with a team of seasoned energy-market professionals and algorithmic trading specialists, covering the full renewable value chain: from intraday trading and PPAs to storage optimisation and expert analysis for investors and banks. www.electricblue.io

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About Lava Network

Lava Network is the leading decentralised protocol for institutional blockchain infrastructure, providing a high-performance RPC and API marketplace that connects blockchain networks, institutional participants and real-world data sources. Trusted by Fireblocks, NEAR, Arbitrum, Starknet and many others, Lava is the infrastructure backbone of the institutional Web3 economy.

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