About this podcast
Transmission is the podcast for energy professionals navigating the global shift to a low-carbon power system. Hosted by Ed Porter, Transmission goes deep on battery storage markets, power market dynamics, and the commercial forces shaping the energy transition - with the people at the centre of it.
Every week, we sit down with the CEOs, heads of trading desks, government advisors, policy architects, and leading practitioners driving change across the industry.
These are practitioner conversations - focused on how markets actually work, where the real opportunities and risks lie, and what the data is telling us.
We cover clean energy investing, capacity markets, balancing mechanism participation, and the evolving regulatory environment that shapes returns across geographies. Our coverage spans Great Britain, Germany, Spain, and the broader European energy transition, with regular episodes dedicated to the specific dynamics of each market.
Transmission tracks the inflection points that matter: when markets shift, where capital is flowing, and what experienced operators are doing next.
We also cover power markets more broadly - interconnectors, flexibility markets, grid infrastructure, and the trading strategies that sophisticated players use to extract value in increasingly complex systems.
Who listens: Transmission is built for people who work in energy - analysts, investors, developers, traders, asset managers, and policy professionals at every stage of their careers.
If you're entering the industry or building your understanding of how battery storage and power markets actually work, Transmission is one of the fastest ways to get up to speed - directly from the people shaping them.
About Modo Energy: Transmission is produced by Modo Energy, a B2B SaaS platform that helps renewable energy companies, funds, utilities, and banks manage and value their energy assets. Specializing in batteries and provides data, analytics, and forecasting to help customers understand the financial performance of their energy assets.
The Modo Energy Terminal is the one-stop shop for teams trying to understand the commercial case for grid-scale battery energy storage - bringing together trusted indices, customizable benchmarks, independent revenue forecasts, in-depth written analysis, and much more.
Guided by the principles of transparency and usability, Modo Energy’s Terminal provides owners, operators, developers and financiers with a complete view of the landscape for storage - past, present, and future - so that users can make informed, bankable decisions about their assets.
Hundreds of organizations rely on Modo’s tools and insights to navigate market trends, optimize investment strategies, and stay ahead of industry shifts. As the storage space continues to evolve, Modo is leading the way - helping businesses unlock the full value of their assets and make smarter decisions in a net-zero future.
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Episodes
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- There’s No Such Thing as a Global Battery Price - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence · 43 min · Episode 1Battery factories can now produce roughly twice the storage cells the world installs each year, yet cell prices rose in 2026. Lithium, tariffs and sourcing rules, not…
- There’s No Such Thing as a Global Battery Price - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence · 43 min · Episode 1Battery factories can now produce roughly twice the storage cells the world installs each year, yet cell prices rose in 2026. Lithium, tariffs and sourcing rules, not…
- Germany’s Battery Deadline Comes Before the Grid Rules Do - Kyon Energy · 31 min · Episode 1Germany’s battery storage pipeline looks like a “tsunami” on paper, but grid connection requests say little about how many projects actually get built. The ones that do face a…
- Germany’s Battery Deadline Comes Before the Grid Rules Do - Kyon Energy · 31 min · Episode 1Germany’s battery storage pipeline looks like a “tsunami” on paper, but grid connection requests say little about how many projects actually get built. The ones that do face a…
- Inside Great Britain’s First Battery Revenue Swap - SSE & Statkraft · 34 min · Episode 1What if a battery storage project could lock in its revenue before it's earned it? SSE and Statkraft have done just that with a battery revenue swap: SSE gave up the ups and…
- Inside Great Britain’s First Battery Revenue Swap - SSE & Statkraft · 34 min · Episode 1What if a battery storage project could lock in its revenue before it's earned it? SSE and Statkraft have done just that with a battery revenue swap: SSE gave up the ups and…
- Battery Storage in Germany: A Grid Operator’s View - 50Hertz · 36 min · Episode 1Battery storage in Germany has a grid connection problem: far more projects want to connect than the grid can take, so Germany has scrapped first come, first served and moved to…
- Battery Storage in Germany: A Grid Operator’s View - 50Hertz · 42 min · Episode 1Battery storage in Germany has a grid connection problem: far more projects want to connect than the grid can take, so Germany has scrapped first come, first served and moved to…
- Financing Merchant Batteries When Contracts Run Out - Aquila Clean Energy · 36 min · Episode 1Battery storage investment in Europe now depends less on whether the revenue exists and more on how it gets financed. With Italy's first MACSE auction won largely by a single…
- Financing Merchant Batteries When Contracts Run Out - Aquila Clean Energy · 36 min · Episode 1Battery storage investment in Europe now depends less on whether the revenue exists and more on how it gets financed. With Italy's first MACSE auction won largely by a single…
- How Battery Swaps Unlock Finance - Miranda Energy · 39 min · Episode 1Batteries earn volatile revenues, but lenders want fixed ones. Financial swaps that trade a fixed payment for floating battery revenue, from day-ahead spreads to full revenue…
- How Battery Swaps Unlock Finance - Miranda Energy · 39 min · Episode 1Batteries earn volatile revenues, but lenders want fixed ones. Financial swaps that trade a fixed payment for floating battery revenue, from day-ahead spreads to full revenue…
- Poland's Battery Market is Skipping the Pilot Phase - Entrix · 34 min · Episode 1Poland's battery storage market is skipping the pilot phase, with its first projects starting at 200MW, a size it took Germany five years to reach. And because of the way Poland…
- Poland's Battery Market is Skipping the Pilot Phase - Entrix · 34 min · Episode 1Poland's battery storage market is skipping the pilot phase, with its first projects starting at 200MW, a size it took Germany five years to reach. And because of the way Poland…
- The Future Of The Gas Network - Cadent · 36 min · Episode 1As the electrification of heat increases and technologies like heat pump adoption grows, it's tempting to assume the gas network can simply be wound down street by street, in…
- The Future Of The Gas Network - Cadent · 36 min · Episode 1As the electrification of heat increases and technologies like heat pump adoption grows, it's tempting to assume the gas network can simply be wound down street by street, in…
- What's Really Holding The Grid Together - Fluence · 1 h 3 min · Episode 1The grid is swapping spinning turbines for grid forming inverters, and something is getting lost in the trade. A turbine could always throw 5 times its normal output to clear a…
- What's Really Holding The Grid Together - Fluence · 1 h 3 min · Episode 1The grid is swapping spinning turbines for grid forming inverters, and something is getting lost in the trade. A turbine could always throw 5 times its normal output to clear a…
- How AI Could Cut Energy Trading Costs - Tem Energy · 43 min · Episode 1Joe McDonald says close to 30% of a business power bill can go to trading desks, balancing costs and wholesale market fees most customers never see. Behind suppliers can sit five…
- How AI Could Cut Energy Trading Costs - Tem Energy · 43 min · Episode 1Joe McDonald says close to 30% of a business power bill can go to trading desks, balancing costs and wholesale market fees most customers never see. Behind suppliers can sit five…
- What Happens When Every Battery Market Gets Crowded? - Centrica Energy · 43 min · Episode 1Battery storage went from an unproven bet to one of Europe's fastest-growing energy assets in a but the exceptional returns early investors saw have already faded as more…
- What Happens When Every Battery Market Gets Crowded? - Centrica Energy · 43 min · Episode 1Battery storage went from an unproven bet to one of Europe's fastest-growing energy assets in a but the exceptional returns early investors saw have already faded as more…
- Can Britain Afford to Slow Down on Net Zero? - The CCC · 39 min · Episode 1This summer, Britain recorded its first ever four consecutive months of 35°C+ heat and according to the Climate Change Committee, the UK isn't ready for it, physically or…
- Can Britain Afford to Slow Down on Net Zero? - The CCC · 39 min · Episode 1This summer, Britain recorded its first ever four consecutive months of 35°C+ heat and according to the Climate Change Committee, the UK isn't ready for it, physically or…
- How Poland Is Building a Renewable Power System - R.Power Renewables · 30 min · Episode 1Poland has cut coal's share of power generation from 95% to roughly 55% in a decade, with renewables generating over 30% of the country's power last year. That mismatch is…
- How Poland Is Building a Renewable Power System - R.Power Renewables · 30 min · Episode 1Poland has cut coal's share of power generation from 95% to roughly 55% in a decade, with renewables generating over 30% of the country's power last year. That mismatch is…
- Is Britain's Grid Ready for Clean Power 2030? - Roadnight Taylor · 44 min · Episode 1Most people assume Great Britain's grid connection queue works on a first come, first served basis. It doesn't - and that misconception is costing developers time and money…
- Is Britain's Grid Ready for Clean Power 2030? - Roadnight Taylor · 44 min · Episode 1Most people assume Great Britain's grid connection queue works on a first come, first served basis. It doesn't - and that misconception is costing developers time and money…
- Trailer: Transmission · 1 min · Episode 1
- Why Batteries Are Changing Faster Than the Industry Expected - Marek Kubik · 43 min · Episode 1Battery storage costs have fallen by two-thirds since 2022 and the cell chemistry currently dominates the grid barely existed at scale five years ago, and the same disruption…
- Why Batteries Are Changing Faster Than the Industry Expected - Marek Kubik · 43 min · Episode 1Battery storage costs have fallen by two-thirds since 2022 and the cell chemistry currently dominates the grid barely existed at scale five years ago, and the same disruption…
- What Happens When The State Take Risks Private Capital Won't? - GB Energy · 45 min · Episode 1GB Energy's £1 million solar investment freed up savings a Hull hospital had left on the table for years. It's an example of what can happen when a state-backed investor takes…
- What Happens When The State Take Risks Private Capital Won't? - GB Energy · 45 min · Episode 1GB Energy's £1 million solar investment freed up savings a Hull hospital had left on the table for years. It's an example of what can happen when a state-backed investor takes…
- Why Would A German Battery Agree To Switch Off? - Green Flexbility · 38 min · Episode 1Germany looks like Europe's most attractive battery storage market on paper: deep power price volatility, a fast-growing renewables build-out, and nearly three gigawatts of…
- Why Would A German Battery Agree To Switch Off? - Green Flexbility · 38 min · Episode 1Germany looks like Europe's most attractive battery storage market on paper: deep power price volatility, a fast-growing renewables build-out, and nearly three gigawatts of…
- Why Renewables Are Changing How Power Gets Priced - Renewable Exchange · 44 min · Episode 1Many people picture a power purchase agreement as a 15-year mega-deal between a tech giant and a solar farm. In reality, 99% of UK PPAs look nothing like that. Power purchase…
- Why Renewables Are Changing How Power Gets Priced - Renewable Exchange · 44 min · Episode 1Many people picture a power purchase agreement as a 15-year mega-deal between a tech giant and a solar farm. In reality, 99% of UK PPAs look nothing like that. Power purchase…
- The Truth About Battery Fires - Gore Street Capital · 44 min · Episode 1How dangerous are battery storage fires, really? Despite the headlines, grid-scale battery fire failure rates have fallen 99% since 2018 - from around 4 incidents per gigawatt…
- The Truth About Battery Fires - Gore Street Capital · 44 min · Episode 1How dangerous are battery storage fires, really? Despite the headlines, grid-scale battery fire failure rates have fallen 99% since 2018 - from around 4 incidents per gigawatt…
- What Happens To Power Markets In a Heatwave? - MetDesk · 38 min · Episode 1The atmosphere is unpredictable, and weather forecasts are far more reliable on some days than others. For anyone trading power or gas across Europe, knowing the difference is…
- What Happens To Power Markets In a Heatwave? - MetDesk · 38 min · Episode 1The atmosphere is unpredictable, and weather forecasts are far more reliable on some days than others. For anyone trading power or gas across Europe, knowing the difference is…
- How Thermal Storage Decarbonises Industrial Heat - ENERGYNEST · 37 min · Episode 1Two thirds of industrial energy demand is heat, not electricity, and most of it still runs on gas. Thermal storage converts cheap electricity into heat, stores it in concrete…
- How Thermal Storage Decarbonises Industrial Heat - ENERGYNEST · 37 min · Episode 1Two thirds of industrial energy demand is heat, not electricity, and most of it still runs on gas. Thermal storage converts cheap electricity into heat, stores it in concrete…
- Grid Fees and Saturation: Germany's Battery Outlook - Modo Energy · 47 min · Episode 1Germany's battery storage market is booming - but a saturation crunch is coming, and most investors aren't ready for it. The question is which revenue streams hold up, and which…
- Grid Fees and Saturation: Germany's Battery Outlook - Modo Energy · 47 min · Episode 1Germany's battery storage market is booming - but a saturation crunch is coming, and most investors aren't ready for it. The question is which revenue streams hold up, and which…
- How Battery Traders Actually Make Money - Statkraft · 52 min · Episode 1Most battery revenue projections stop at the day-ahead auction. But the optimisers running multi-gigawatt BESS portfolios argue that's where the money is being left on the table…
- How Battery Traders Actually Make Money - Statkraft · 52 min · Episode 1Most battery revenue projections stop at the day-ahead auction. But the optimisers running multi-gigawatt BESS portfolios argue that's where the money is being left on the table…
- Connections, Capacity & Clean Power: Britain's Grid Reform - NESO · 54 min · Episode 1The scope of the National Energy System Operator - or NESO - has expanded from running the electricity system to planning Britain's whole energy system across electricity, gas…
- Connections, Capacity & Clean Power: Britain's Grid Reform - NESO · 54 min · Episode 1The scope of the National Energy System Operator - or NESO - has expanded from running the electricity system to planning Britain's whole energy system across electricity, gas…
- Where Capital Is Flowing in Spanish Renewables - nTeaser · 25 min · Episode 1Three years ago, the best price for a ready-to-build solar project in Spain was €200,000 per megawatt — today it is €50,000. Batteries have moved the opposite way, with…







