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Category: Flexibility

The Flexibility Value Pools That Rarely Make It Into the Business Case

The Flexibility Value Pools That Rarely Make It Into the Business Case — Florian Kolb

Flexibility business cases count balancing and arbitrage revenue. The bigger value sits in the generation, trading and procurement books — indirect, harder to attribute, and worth measuring.

From Electrons to EBIT, Part 1: Where the Real Money Is in Energy’s Digital Transformation

Where the Real Money Is in Energy’s Digital Transformation — Florian Kolb

Digital energy is one of the decade’s largest value pools — but where does the money actually land? Part 1 follows the path from electrons to EBIT, starting with flexibility.

Digital Economy Meets Energy Transition: Data Centers as an Asset in Energy Flexibility and Virtual Power Plants

Data Centers as an Asset in Energy Flexibility and Virtual Power Plants — Florian Kolb

AI is driving data center demand through the roof. Their backup batteries, cooling and shiftable workloads also make them some of the best flexibility assets a virtual power plant can have.

Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Power Plants

Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Power Plants — Florian Kolb

VPPs turn decentralized assets into grid flexibility and new income — and multiply the energy system’s attack surface. A primer on what they deliver and what stands in the way.

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