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Martin Lips (Fusebox) on Flexibility, Grid Chaos, and Building the Software Layer Europe Desperately Needs

September 17, 2025 • Peter Pongracz • Season 1 • Episode 24

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On this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Martin Lips, Chief Commercial Officer at Fusebox, to explore one of the most overlooked—and powerful—levers in Europe’s energy transition: flexibility.

While everyone’s chasing more solar, more batteries, and more capacity, Fusebox is solving the real bottleneck—coordination. From demand response to on-site optimization and VPP control, Martin shares how smart software can turn Europe’s fragmented grid into a scalable, resilient, and revenue-generating ecosystem.

They discuss:

⚡ Why Europe’s problem isn’t capacity—it’s coordination

📉 How negative prices expose a fundamental market flaw

🐱 Why energy policy today feels like “herding cats” across 27 countries

🧠 How AI + automation enable real-time optimization and trading

📊 The true business case for hybrid site orchestration

🌍 What Europe can learn from the U.S. and Australia on flexibility

🏗️ Why EPCs, PV funds, and BRPs must rethink their software stack now

💰 How asset owners can take back control—and capture more revenue

Connect with Martin / Fusebox:

🌐 Website: https://fusebox.energy

🔗 LinkedIn – Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-lips/

📧 Email: info@fusebox.energy

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🔗 Peter Pongracz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterpongraczsaas

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