Report · New 2026 edition
Flex Trends 2026
Eight operators across Europe’s energy value chain on where flexibility value is heading next.
Eight experts
Operators across the value chain
Peter MolenaarHead of PMC & Flex services
Jill HuberBusiness Developer, Power Flexibility
Lars Herre, PhDLead, Flexibility Portfolio & AI
Hanns KoenigManaging Director, EMEA
Mustapha Obalanlege, PhDEnergy and Financial Risk Manager
Jens RomboutsAdvisor, Energy & Sustainability
Sebastian HimplerHead of Energy Management
Vijandren NaidooHead of BESS, COEThree trends
An industry reconfiguring
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.
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.
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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