Talking New Energy

In this episode, Tom Smout speaks to Lisa Mackay at Fidra Energy to explore how battery storage developers are navigating route-to-market strategies at scale, and why tolling agreements are gaining traction.
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In this episode, Tom Smout, Head of Storage at LCP Delta speaks to Louise Dalton, Partner at law firm, CMS UK about the rapid evolution of route-to-market agreements for battery storage, with a particular focus on tolling structures.
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In this episode, Tom Smout and Shivam Malhotra unpack why winter 2025–26 fell short of expectations for many asset owners. Despite a strong 2025, a milder winter, rising renewable generation and increased battery deployment combined to suppress price spikes and flatten volatility, even as wind overtook gas in the generation mix while gas continued to set prices.
 
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In this episode, Jon Slowe speaks to Michael Phelan, CEO and Founder of GridBeyond and LCP Delta expert, Euan Killengray to explore the surge in data centre energy demand and how these facilities can integrate more flexibly into the power system.
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In this week’s episode, Jon Slowe talks to David Trevithick to explore how customer confidence drives the energy transition. David explains the concept of decision security, why it matters for adopting heat pumps, EVs, and solar, and how companies can design propositions to make safe choices easier for consumers.
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In this episode, Sam Hollister is joined by Mark Williams, Senior Advisor in EDF’s Strategy & Policy Team, and Iris Shrestha, Lead Analyst in LCP Delta’s Power Modelling Team. They discuss why constraint costs are rising in the GB electricity system, what reformed national pricing could change, and how smarter system operation could help reduce costs for consumers while supporting the clean power transition.
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Host – Sam Hollister
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In this episode, Jon Slowe speaks to Sam Hollister and Bertie Gyenes about Great Britain’s progress toward its Clean Power 2030 ambition.
 
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In this week's episode, Jon Slowe talks to Chris Bernkopf, CEO and founder of Podero, and Lucy Murley, flexibility expert at LCP Delta to discuss how flexibility in residential energy is becoming a hot topic as Europe electrifies transport and heat, and households increasingly adopt solar, batteries, heat pumps, and EV chargers.
 
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In this episode, Jon Slowe speaks to Reza Shaybani, co-founder and CEO of The EV Network, and Andrew Stead, EV charging expert at LCP Delta. They explore the rise of ultra-fast charging, the business models behind it, and what’s needed to scale reliable public charging across the UK.
 
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In this episode, Jon Slowe continues the conversation with Frauke Thies, from Agora Energiewende, exploring how Europe’s approach to energy security has evolved since the 2022 crisis. Together they unpack the realities of a renewables-driven, electrified system (from grid stability and cybersecurity to the resilience of supply chains) and discuss the strategic steps Europe must take to secure the most critical components of its future energy system.
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