Flex trends 2026
8
experts featured
3
trends covered
20 GW+
represented
Eight experts
Eight operators across Europe's energy value chain
Peter Molenaar
Head of PMC & Flex services
Jill Huber
Business Developer, Power Flexibility
Lars Herre, PhD
Lead, Flexibility Portfolio & AI
Hanns Koenig
Managing Director, EMEA
Mustapha Obalanlege, PhD
Energy and Financial Risk Manager
Jens Rombouts
Advisor, Energy & Sustainability
Sebastian Himpler
Head of Energy Management
Vijandren Naidoo
Head of BESS, COE
Three trends
An industry in the middle of a fundamental reconfiguration
Trend 1
Multi-VPP integration into a single BRP entity
From DSO-led congestion markets to utility pool architectures and cross-border BSP partnerships, the industry is converging on new coordination models.
Trend 2
Colocation and multi-asset optimisation
Joint optimisation of entire behind-the-meter packages brings real complexity around ownership, steering and commercial setup. Tolling agreements create new revenue opportunities, but operational risks are real.
Trend 3
Verticalisation of the energy value chain
Retailers are moving upstream into asset ownership. IPPs are expanding downstream into retail and aggregation. The old boundaries are dissolving, the question is not whether the value chain will consolidate, but how.
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