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On this episode, Conductor Solar founder and CEO, Marc Palmer, joins Michelle France to discuss why the DG landscape has shifted to a buyer's market and details what buyers are looking for. Palmer also discusses tips and timing to grow and sell portfolios, ITC deadlines, and forecasts a post ITC landscape. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development...

Samuel Kuhlwein , Director of Product and EMS, for Stem , joins the podcast this week to discuss the company’s recent marketing agreement with Nuvation Energy and how it presents a solution to FEOC issues. Later in the program, Kuhlwein presents a broader overview on the state of play for the US battery energy supply chain and where the gaps are towards achieving full FEOC compliance. NPM is a lea...

R.Power Renewables CIO Michal Swol joins NPM Europe Managing Editor Peter Kneller on the pod this week to discuss how to get Polish BESS projects financed and how operating a portfolio of standalone BESS and standalone solar, rather than co-locating, might be the best approach. The two also discuss the evolution of the PPA market, and why now might be the perfect time to acquire project pipeline a...

This week’s episode is the full recording of a panel discussion titled “Neo Cloud & AI Factories,” held at the DataCentre Live London Summit on May 21, 2026. Speakers include: Lewis Cobb – Global Director – Modular AI Factories & Data Centres, Durata Christian Goldsmith – Data Center Global Solutions Lead, Arcadis Andrew Harrison – Director of Master Planning, nLighten Blaine Daws – Soluti...

On this episode, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Ammad Waheed joins Kyle Younker to discuss why “powered land” now defines data center strategy. He explores its spectrum, valuation by megawatt, and rising importance of speed to power. The discussion also covers development risks, financing and leasing dynamics, and growing community scrutiny shaping the industry’s next phase. NPM is a leading data, intell...

terralayr CEO Philipp Man joins NPM to discuss the evolution of the company’s virtualised battery storage model and the rapidly changing dynamics of the German BESS market. Philipp reflects on the original idea behind founding terralayr in 2023, key milestones in building its proprietary trading platform, and where the business now stands following a landmark equity raise concluded earlier in 2026...

In this episode, host Kyle Younker sits down with Liam Weld , Head of Data Centers at Meter , to explore how AI is reshaping the modern data center from the inside out. While data centers are often discussed in terms of land and power, Weld explains why networking has become one of the most critical—yet underappreciated—drivers of performance and cost in AI facilities. The conversation unpacks the...

On this week’s episode, we sat down with Emmanuel Becker, CEO of Mediterra Datacenters, a Southern European data centre business backed by PEIF III, a fund managed by DWS Infrastructure.  Becker discusses investor appetite, the reasons behind focusing on Tier II markets, and the huge potential for growth across the Southern European data centre market. He also reveals what he believes to be the bi...

On this week’s episode, we sat down with Jennifer Smith, CFO of Pan-European fibre infrastructure operator and telco service provider Zayo Europe to discuss the critical role connectivity plays in the rapidly expanding data centre market. Smith examined the growing partnerships between fibre providers and data centre operators – including its recently announced venture with QTS for its EUR 10bn Ca...

On this week’s episode, Land & Liberty Coalition National Director Bradley Pischea joins utility-scale reporter Kaitlin Fallowfield to discuss his observations on early permitting trends in rural communities.  Pischea discusses a recent in-depth analysis that the Land & Liberty Coalition published, which breaks down perceptions on renewable projects and how the organization’s involvement i...

In this episode, Chaberton Energy CEO Stefano Ratti explains how the company is expanding into front-of-the-meter, distribution-level battery storage by leveraging its community solar expertise to develop standalone storage, solar-plus-storage projects, and retrofits of existing solar sites.  Active primarily in states like Maryland, Illinois, and Massachusetts, Chaberton targets markets with stro...

On this week’s episode, AtlasEdge CEO Tesh Durvasula joins Madeline Sherratt to unpack the company’s European growth strategy and shifting data centre landscape. Tesh highlights Lisbon as a key hub in AtlasEdge’s Iberian expansion, citing strong connectivity, renewable energy, and rising demand. He also explains the rationale behind the sale of nine edge data centres, as the company refocuses on l...

On this week's episode, Alsym Energy COO Graeme Grant joins Andrew Burnes to discuss the growing opportunity for sodium-ion batteries to take hold in the battery storage landscape of the US.  Graeme discusses the state of the sodium-ion market today as compared to lithium-ion and some of the benefits of the burgeoning technology but also challenges that sodium-ion will need to overcome to rea...

Harmony Energy Development Director Frances Nicholson joins NPM to share experiences on project development in the UK over what has proved to be a highly active and pivotal recent period for the renewables sector in the country.  Developers are routinely dealing with organised opposition to proposals, patchy political support, consent refusals and appeals, all while navigating through an at-times...

Jeff Monday , Fluence's Chief Growth Officer, joins the NPM podcast this week to discuss lessons learned from his prior career in technology, with stints at Apple and Qualcomm , and how this influences Fluence's growth trajectory as it builds batteries serving both the grid and the rising tide of data centers. Later in the program, Jeff discusses how behind-the-meter technology has becom...

On this week's episode Power Factors VP of Innovation Abilash Krishnan joins Andrew Burnes to discuss some of the challenges developers are facing when it comes to managing their growing portfolios of varying technologies, the continued growth of battery storage, and how that is fitting into the data center demand that we're seeing today. Krishnan also provides some information about Pow...

On this episode, Palladium Energy’s Chief Commercial Officer Nobel Chang discusses the developer’s strategy at sustaining renewable project growth amid AI-driven power demand. He reviews the company’s disciplined approach to development while navigating the shifting environment of rising power prices, fading tax credits, and evolving financing requirements. NPM is a leading data, intelligence &amp...

On this week’s episode, we speak with Peter Pohlschroeder , head of the data centre division at German private bank HAL and vice chairman of the German Datacentre Association . Pohlschroeder explores Germany’s zoning and planning landscape, heat-reuse incentives under the Energy Efficiency Act, and the role of German data centres in the wider European market. He also discusses rising construction...

Izzet Bensusan , CEO and founder, of Captona , a late-stage investor in utility-scale renewable energy and clean fuels projects, joins the podcast this week to discuss market conditions for its business model, his take on the continued growth of merchant storage in ERCOT and how renewable natural gas, as an industry, is evolving. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing b...

This week, Taaleri Energia managing director Kai Rintala joins NPM Europe editor Peter Kneller on the podcast to discuss the benefits of geographical diversification, the legwork that goes into securing PPAs, and the positive long-term outlook for European power demand. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US & European pow...

Marc Pangburn , Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer for clean energy financier HASI , joins the podcast this week to discuss the impact of data center growth on the utility-scale solar and storage market, forecasts for how the distributed generation industry will play out in 2026 and also any immediate impacts felt by FEOC in the sector. NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company prov...

On this week’s episode, Charlie Faulkner, CEO of EdgeMode, a global energy and AI data centre infrastructure company joins Ulan Harrison-Davies to discuss the recently announced 2 GW+ partnership with Blackberry AIF to develop sites in Spain and Panama. Faulkner also reviews the agreement with SUB1 to develop energy-efficient data centres in Europe, with initial projects planned in Sweden and Spai...

In this episode, Perkins Coie Partner Jane Rueger and Associate Attorney Jacob Neeley join Kaitlin Fallowfield to discuss a 14-page preview recently released by PJM Interconnection detailing its plans for the new rules for data centers seeking to bring their own generation to the grid. The grid operator has been trying to come up with a framework to manage data center load and create more accurate...

On this week’s podcast, we sat down with Giles Hanglin , CEO of the UK-based energy and data centre developer Apatura to discuss its impressive development pipeline and the case for building data centres in Scotland. Hanglin discusses the role of government policy — including Scotland’s designation as an AI growth zone — as well as the ongoing challenges around grid access and regulatory reform. D...

On this week's episode, Pure Data Centres Group CEO Dame Dawn Childs DBE joins Madeline Sherratt to discuss her entrance into the data centre landscape following an exciting career spanning the Royal Air Force to engineering at London Gatwick Airport, the National Grid, and now Pure. The conversation includes a discussion on Pure's developments in FLAP-D markets, new opportunities follow...