PowerCast is your go-to podcast for everything energy – from the fast-moving world of wholesale markets to the intricacies of PPAs and the evolving landscape of battery optimisation. Whether you're an industry professional, energy enthusiast, or just curious about how power gets bought, sold, and stored, we break down the complexities and bring you insights from the frontlines of the energy transition. Tune in as we explore the trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of power.
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PowerCast is your go-to podcast for everything energy – from the fast-moving world of wholesale markets to the intricacies of PPAs and the evolving landscape of battery optimisation. Whether you're an industry professional, energy enthusiast, or just curious about how power gets bought, sold, and stored, we break down the complexities and bring you insights from the frontlines of the energy transition. Tune in as we explore the trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of power.
In this episode of PowerCast, David from EDF’s Wholesale Market Services team is joined by Barney Gilmore, Flexibility Product Lead, and Ross Irvine, Senior Manager for PPA Origination and Structuring, to unpack the fast-growing world of co-located solar and battery projects.
Using a recently signed solar plus battery deal as a case study, they explore how co-location works in practice: from sharing a single grid connection and choosing between AC and DC coupling, to combining CFD-backed PPAs with merchant battery optimisation and floor products. They also dig into the contractual challenges, capacity market obligations, and why having a single counterparty for PPA and optimisation can simplify delivery.
The discussion finishes with a look at what comes next: larger transmission-connected batteries, potential wind and hydrogen co-location, and evolving CFD and negative price protections. This episode is for developers, investors and corporates who want to understand how to structure bankable co-located assets and get the most value from every megawatt.
PowerCast by EDF
PowerCast is your go-to podcast for everything energy – from the fast-moving world of wholesale markets to the intricacies of PPAs and the evolving landscape of battery optimisation. Whether you're an industry professional, energy enthusiast, or just curious about how power gets bought, sold, and stored, we break down the complexities and bring you insights from the frontlines of the energy transition. Tune in as we explore the trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of power.
