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

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

Connect with Soliverse:

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6C2HVmlEcsFXJqzxlfT9uA?si=f7fe6e3ff9b441a5

🌐 Website: https://soliverse.energy

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