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Podcast: Philipp Man on Leaders in Cleantech

What does it actually take to build the "AWS for Power"?

In the latest episode of the Leaders in Cleantech podcast, our CEO and Founder, Philipp Man, joins host David Hunt for a candid deep dive into the "brutal, unglamorous reality" of scaling energy flexibility at grid scale.

While the industry often focuses on the high-level goals of Net Zero, this conversation focuses on the actual bottlenecks: grid connections, transformers, and the massive 10x growth required in the European storage market over the next four years.

Key themes from the conversation:

  • How terralayr is virtualising physical BESS projects to provide "flexibility-as-a-service" for blue-chip offtakers like Vattenfall and RWE.
  • Moving beyond the hype to discuss the day-to-day headaches of developing and operating storage assets in a complex regulatory environment.
  • Why "energy sovereignty" and "energy abundance" are more effective drivers for political and social change than traditional Net Zero messaging.
  • Philipp’s philosophy on growing terralayr from a handful of people to 60+ by prioritising talent density and cultural standards.

If you are an investor, developer, or utility leader looking to understand where the European storage market is actually headed, this is a must-listen.

Click here to listen to the podcast!