Our Past Events (2023-2025)

Battery Storage (BESS) and Wind Energy in Switzerland

2025-Nov 25
Speaker: David Orzan, Partner@The Energy Consulting Group AG

In this session, David shared his perspective on the current state and future outlook of battery storage (BESS) and wind power in Switzerland – examining how market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and grid constraints have shaped investment opportunities, and how flexibility played a pivotal role as Switzerland integrates more renewables alongside nuclear power.
We had an open discussion about where the market is heading, what challenges developers face – from long permitting timelines to evolving business models – and how innovation in project structures can help unlock new value in the Swiss energy system.

Leveraging Grid-Scale Battery Flexibility

2025-Oct 28
Speaker: Rafaela Tsaousi, Business Developer Batteries & Hybrid Systems @Axpo Group

In this session, Rafaela shared her practical insights into the current state of battery storage, hybrid systems, and grid services across Switzerland and the EU, where the market is headed, what opportunities are emerging, and how battery flexibility can be leveraged in both national and European contexts.

Key topics discussed:
- Frequency control services – how batteries are deployed in Europe today and the evolving business case through optimization and product stacking.
- Congestion management – the growing role of batteries as locational flexibility tools, and their importance in addressing redispatch needs.

Future of PPAs & Energy Certificates with LevelTen

2025-Oct 16
Speaker: Andrés Acosta, Director of Innovation & Head of European Office @LevelTen Energy

In this session, Andrés covered:
- Learnings from recent RFPs on the LevelTen Energy platform and insights from granular certificate auctions in the USA
- Emerging considerations around negative pricing in PPAs
- Hybrid PPAs and their growing role in renewable portfolios
- Market products for hands-on and hands-off BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) management strategies

Navigating Renewables PPA & BESS Market Trends & Challenges: A Fireside Chat

2025-Jun 19
Speaker: Natasha Luther-Jones, Global Co-Chair of the DLA Piper Energy and Natural Resources Sector and International Head of Sustainability & ESG @ DLA Piper

Natasha shared expert insights into the current and future landscape of renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The session covered key market dynamics as well as practical challenges facing developers, investors, and corporates, offering attendees clear, actionable takeaways.

Participants gained a deeper understanding of how the PPA and BESS landscape is evolving, informed by Natasha’s extensive experience in renewable energy law and transactions.

Enhance Financial Renewable Assets Performance with Weather Derivatives

2025-May 27
Speaker: Basil Maag, Structurer @NewRe

The session explored how weather derivatives can be used to optimise the financial performance of renewable energy assets. Basil Maag, Structurer at NewRe, shared insights into weather-contingent commodity products (Quantos) and how they help hedge both volume and price risk in increasingly volatile renewable energy markets.

Drawing on his background in economics, statistics, and quantitative modelling, Basil explained how these instruments are structured and priced, and highlighted practical use cases for managing weather-driven uncertainty. Participants gained a clearer understanding of how weather derivatives can complement traditional hedging strategies and support more resilient, risk-adjusted revenues for renewable portfolios

Current Overview of the Offshore Wind Market

2025-Mar 6
Speaker: Joanna Marciniak, Head of EPCI Legal @ Ocean Winds

Joanna highlighted the critical role of offshore wind in the global energy transition and its growing importance in strengthening energy security. She emphasised that for the sector to scale successfully, close collaboration between governments and developers is essential.

Key priorities discussed included designing effective routes to market, accelerating permitting processes, prioritising grid development, and supporting supply chain growth. The discussion that followed was highly engaging and reinforced the importance of industry-wide collaboration to unlock the full potential of offshore wind.

Energy Market Trends

2024-Nov 21
Speaker: Luca Pedretti, COO and Co-Founder @ Pexapark

In this session, Luca explored how to approach the current challenges facing renewable energy markets. The discussion focused on rising market volatility and the growing prevalence of negative prices—highlighting the critical role of flexibility in managing renewable assets. Using concrete market observations, the session sparked meaningful dialogue on how developers, operators, and market participants can adapt strategies to optimise performance in increasingly complex and dynamic power markets.

Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

2024-Nov 5
Speaker: Luka Cuderman, Lead Market Intelligence & Business Strategy Manager @ Axpo Group

In this session, Luka addressed the role of hydrogen in the energy transition and explored the central question of whether green hydrogen is worth pursuing. The discussion highlighted that while green hydrogen holds clear long-term potential, it remains early-stage and challenging, with success depending on targeted, well-designed applications. Luka also shared practical insights from recent project experience, referencing the launch of Switzerland’s largest hydrogen plant by Axpo Group and Rhiienergie, which began operations this year and produces up to 350 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.