Behringer at Siemens FS retains his zeal for sustainable projects

Head of Export, Project and Development Finance

Tobias Behringer, head of financial advisory at Siemens Financial Services discusses how the financing arm is retaining the momentum for transition financing at lill Global Symposium 2026 in Oxford. How will he maintain the engineering company’s commitment to sustainable industrial transformation amid global challenges?

Tobias Behringer, head of financial advisory at Siemens Financial Services, spoke to TXF at the lill Global Symposium 2026 in Oxford. In this interview he explains why Siemens FS still puts the green transition at the centre of sustainable industrial transformation. A few highlights from the discussion:

Tobias outlines how Siemens FS financed Statera Energy’s UK battery storage project to strengthen resilience and energy security.

Partnerships with InnoEnergy and GravitHy can help scale green hydrogen, green steel and direct air capture.

He details the €2.2 billion Lionheart lithium project – bringing together five ECAs, the EIB and commercial banks for a strategic European financing.

Behringer predicts industrial AI will drive the next wave of projects – with Siemens FS helping make them investable and scalable.

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