Russell Reading and Mark Chappell, Senior PPA Manager at Zeigo Network, recap highlights from Solar & Storage Live, discussing the recent surge in panel exports, evolving PPA dynamics, and how CFDs are reshaping the UK market.

The episode explores battery energy storage (BESS) — scaling challenges, longer-duration trends, revenue streams and practical advice on selling co-located batteries with solar projects, emphasizing value-led approaches over simple price competition.

Russell Reading speaks with Mark Chappell about why Poland is emerging as a major market for corporate PPAs. They discuss the rapid growth in solar PV, successful offshore auction results, and the increasing role of battery storage (BESS) to manage grid impacts and price cannibalization.

The episode also covers how Poland’s coal-heavy grid makes renewable procurement there especially impactful for corporate decarbonization, ongoing grid and permitting challenges, and uncertainty around AIB membership and certificate transferability.

Read the full white paper, "Will 2026 be the breakout year for the Polish PPA Market?":

https://www.zeigo.com/2026/05/08/will-2026-be-the-breakout-year-for-the-polish-ppa-market/

• 1:30 — What is Perspectives Impact? Drew explains the purpose of Perspectives Impact: bringing corporate sustainability stakeholders together to track market dynamics, renewables strategy, and target-setting progress, with a regional focus for each event.

• 3:34 — AI + GHG Changes: The New Market Pressure Points The conversation highlights how AI is reshaping the landscape both as an efficiency tool and as a driver of data-center demand—raising questions about power costs, PPAs, and potential GHG protocol changes like 24/7 matching.

• 11:09 — From Boot Camp to Rooftop: Why These Events Matter Drew shares that the most energizing moments were the interactive renewable energy boot camp and the networking conversations—where attendees left motivated by practical ideas they could take home and apply.

Russell Reading is joined by clean tech consultant Tristan Dorman to break down why commercial battery storage is surging: covering energy price volatility, grid reliability, falling system costs, and maturing tech. They explore how batteries unlock value through self-consumption of solar, peak shaving, off‑peak arbitrage, and participation in flexibility/capacity markets, plus what businesses should evaluate before investing (including approvals and future load growth). The episode closes with a look ahead at batteries becoming “standard,” rising demand (including from AI/data centers), and improvements in battery chemistry and deployment models.

In this episode, Russell and Kenny unpack the rapid rise of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and why they’ve moved from a niche technology to a foundational part of modern power grids. They explore how falling costs, policy signals, and real-world market examples like CAISO are reshaping grid reliability, developer strategies, and corporate energy procurement, while looking ahead to how storage value and contract structures will continue to evolve.

On this episode of Renewable Roundup host Russell speaks with Lauren Stewart of Zeigo Network about corporate PPA trends across Europe from 2024–26. They discuss Spain’s surge in solar PPAs, Germany and the Nordics’ market dynamics, and cooling sentiment in 2025.

The conversation highlights a shift toward better‑designed deals—hybrids, baseload and shaped profiles—with examples like Merlin Properties’ long‑term solar deal and Airbus’ baseload PPA with TotalEnergies. Lauren explains how developers and buyers are adapting and where the market may head next.

Russell Reading interviews Pascal Olin from Alight about the growing value of on-site (behind‑the‑meter) solar and battery storage for corporates. They discuss how on-site systems offset rising non‑commodity costs, the role of BESS in increasing self‑consumption and tariff optimization, and why markets like the UK and Poland are hotspots.

The episode also covers practical steps to get started: building a business case, engaging stakeholders across procurement, finance and operations, running pilots, and scaling successful projects across sites and countries.

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