The Pexapark Podcast

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti talks to Genna Boyle , Chief Commercial Officer and Head of EMEA at Gridcog , about how grid connection scarcity is reshaping project design across global energy markets. Gridcog builds simulation software that helps developers, IPPs, and large load clients model co-located and tri-located projects across more th...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti talks to Michael Winterson , CEO of the European Data Centre Association , about how Europe’s data center industry plans to power its next stage of growth. Michael walks through why Europe’s data center market is only about half the size of the US and Chinese markets, why capital is no longer the industry’s bottl...

Welcome back to the Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by David Willemsen , Chief Commercial and Chief Digitalisation Officer at Tion Renewables, to discuss why the yieldco model that once defined listed IPPs is under strain, and what a next-generation IPP looks like when rebuilt from the ground up. The conversation covers how Tion has built out its commerc...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Alice Cajani , General Manager of Enfinity Energy Europe, to discuss how Italy has become one of Europe's most active and most complex renewables markets. Enfinity has built its Italian business on private PPAs – including deals with Microsoft and Volkswagen – while layering in government-back...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! Luca Pedretti is joined by Jens Lievens , CEO, and Kathleen Peters , Product Owner for Energy Transition Services at E&C Group , to explore how corporate energy procurement is changing as volatility, on-site generation, and evolving risk profiles reshape the way businesses buy power. Drawing on E&C Group's experience supporting industrial companie...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! Luca Pedretti sits down with Phil Dominy , Director, and Arbaaz Nayeem , Assistant Director, at EY to discuss how corporate PPAs are evolving as buyers place greater emphasis on risk management, price certainty, and commercial flexibility. As market volatility increases and procurement strategies become more sophisticated, the conversation explores how corpora...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Sean Boyle, Vice President of Markets at Doral Renewables LLC , to discuss how the US renewable energy market is evolving as AI-driven electricity demand, battery storage, and changing procurement strategies reshape renewable offtake. Drawing on Doral Renewables LLC's experience developing lar...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Dimitar Enchev , Executive Director at CWP Global , to discuss why Southeast Europe remains one of Europe's most compelling renewable energy markets. Drawing on CWP's extensive development pipeline across the region, the conversation explores how wind, battery storage, corporate PPAs, and...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by Jordi Francesch, Managing Director and Global Head of Asset Management at Nuveen , to discuss how renewable investors are navigating a market defined by falling capture prices, rising volatility, curtailment, and growing regulatory complexity. Drawing on experience managing a portfolio of more than 5...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Maria Paz , Director of Energy Management and Thermal Generation at Repsol , to discuss what it takes to build and manage a large-scale renewable portfolio within an integrated energy company. With more than 6 GW of renewable capacity across Spain, the US, Chile, and Italy, Repsol offers a unique p...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Max von Hausen , Pexapark’s Regional Lead for PPA and BESS Transactions in the DACH region, to explore the rise of co-located renewable and battery projects – and what hybrid PPA structures actually look like in practice. Drawing from ongoing negotiations and market outreach across Europe, the conv...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti speaks with Steffen Schülzchen, CEO and Founder of Entrix , about the rise of battery optimization and the role of software in turning flexibility into a scalable business. Entrix is one of Europe’s leading battery optimizers in the flexibility space, helping large-scale batteries operate across power markets, an...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti speaks with Philipp Man , CEO and Founder of terralayr , about his vision for building a scalable platform for battery flexibility. The conversation explores how terralayr combines a BESS IPP model with a software-driven route to market, and how asset owners can structure revenues across contracted and merchant e...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by Supria Ranade , Executive Director, Power Origination at J.P. Morgan , to explore the evolving landscape of the US battery offtake market. The discussion looks at how the market is moving beyond traditional tolling structures toward more sophisticated hedging solutions such as top-bottom (TB) swaps –...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti speaks with Domenico Tripodi , Partner and Co-Head of Investments at AIP Management , about how financial investors are navigating a renewables market shaped by merchant exposure, changing valuations, and shifting value pools. The conversation explores how private capital is adapting as the sector moves beyond th...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti sits down with Francesco Jimenez , Partner at EY , to break down a topic that has quickly become front-of-mind for many offtakers and developers: IFRS and PPA accounting. With new rules applying from January 1, 2026, the conversation looks at what has actually changed, why it matters, and how companies can prepar...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by Dominique Hischier, VP – Editorial & Analysis at Pexapark , to unpack the big theme of Pexapark’s Market Outlook 2026: “ The Big Repricing – how volatility and BESS reshape clean energy markets. ” Enjoy their discussion on topics including: What it means to operate in a renewables-dominated power...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by Niels Jakeman , Head of Energy Origination Europe at NORD/LB , to explore how battery storage is being financed today and what lenders look for as the market matures. With around 30 GWh of storage financed globally and decades of experience across renewables and infrastructure finance, Niels offers...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti is joined by Jim Boyle, CEO and Founder of Sustainability Roundtable , for a wide-ranging conversation on how corporate renewable procurement is evolving across the US and Europe. Drawing on nearly two decades of buyer-side experience, Jim offers a nuanced perspective on how policy shifts, accounting standards, a...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In the first part of the episode, we zoom out and look at how power markets are shifting across regulation, prices, and the wider energy world. ERCOT is launching real-time co-optimization and fully integrating BESS – the biggest reform since nodal pricing. Germany is moving toward dynamic grid fees that reward flexibility and penalize congestion. Denmark is...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In this special edition, we explore how leading developers are evolving into next-generation Independent Power Producers (IPPs).  In this episode Luca Pedretti sits down with Mehmet Energin , Chief Investment Officer at OX2 , to discuss how the company is transitioning from a pure-play developer to an active renewable asset owner. With new shareholders, shift...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In this special edition, we explore how leading renewables players are evolving into next-generation Independent Power Producers (IPPs).  In this episode Luca Pedretti sits down with Axel Thiemann , CEO at Sonnedix , to discuss how the company is transitioning from a solar-focused developer into a more diversified and customer-facing IPP active across ten mar...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In this special edition, we explore how investors and fund managers are building the next generation of Independent Power Producers (IPPs).  In this episode Luca Pedretti sits down with Kai Rintala , Managing Director and Aleksi Nordlund , Director of Power Markets at Taaleri Energia , to discuss how the Finnish renewables fund manager is evolving its model t...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In this special edition, we explore how the new generation of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are evolving from light, asset-based models into active, data-driven energy players.  In this episode Luca Pedretti sits down with Ivan Nieto-Ruiz , Chief Commercial Officer at Zelestra , to discuss how the global multi-technology IPP is reshaping its strategy acr...

Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast ! In this special edition, we explore how Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are redefining what it means to own and optimize renewable assets in a fast-changing market.  In this episode Luca Pedretti sits down with Jesper Schaumburg-Düring , Commercial Director at Eurowind Energy , to discuss how the Danish company has transformed from a traditional developer...