This week on Energy Unplugged, we're thrilled to welcome Philipp Man, Founder & CEO of terralayr, and Mikko Preuß, Vice President of the company. They join Eva Zimmerman, Senior Associate in our Berlin Research team, to discuss the German battery market.

As a company, terralayr is committed to overcoming the challenges of renewable energy with a mission to create a future powered entirely by renewables. Their goal is to ensure a reliable, sustainable power supply, no matter the fluctuations in demand or energy sources, by use of their cloud platform for clean energy flexibility.

Main topics of discussion include:

• Approaching batteries as an asset class, with a focus on financing and risk mitigation
• Insights into the German battery market
• Criteria for expanding into other battery markets

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This week on Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen. He joins Olivier Beaufils, our Head of US Central, to explore the current landscape and future outlook of the energy storage industry in the U.S.

Prior to joining FlexGen, Kelcy founded and chaired several companies in the renewables space, including Sofdesk (solar & storage software company) and Roof Diagnostics Solar (a residential solar installation company). He has been recognised by several business leadership awards, including EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year as a finalist, NJBIZ 40 Under 40, and Inc. Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Companies.

Main topics include the following:

• Today’s grid being shaped by data centre demand growth, and the role batteries play in the equation
• Role of data analytics in battery deployment for developers and operators
• How market design is enabling and how it could incentivise more battery deployment in Texas and California

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In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Scott Mercer, CEO of Focused Energy discussing nuclear fusion with our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr and Eva Zimmermann, Senior Associate in our Berlin office.

Scott has served as the CEO of Focused Energy since February 2024. Before joining Focused Energy, he founded and led Volta Charging, guiding the company from its inception to a successful initial public offering (IPO). Over the course of his career, Scott has played a key role in more than 1,000 engineering and construction projects across the US and Europe.

Main topics include the following:

• Nuclear fission VS fusion, and the different approaches people are taking to fusion
• Funding and commercialisation of nuclear fusion
• The role of nuclear fusion in the energy transition

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