Energy leadership for a volatile world
Invite PerPetum's experts to share strategic insights on industrial decarbonisation, financing flexibility and building resilient energy architectures.
Our speakers
Our speakers are available for keynotes, panels, workshops and tailored sessions that match your event's audience and objectives. Tell us your goals and we'll help shape the right session.
Renout Van Hove
AI accelerator
Renout van Hove
AI accelerator
What we speak about
Our topics address the strategic realities of industrial decarbonisation, from financing flexibility and market volatility to intelligent energy control and resilient asset design.
Don't see a topic that fits? We also create tailored presentations aligned with your industry context and audience needs.
Lessons learned from 15 years financing renewables
"What €200M+ in renewable investments taught us about risk, volatility and bankability. An honest reflection on how renewable financing evolved from subsidy-driven certainty to merchant complexity — and what that means for industrial energy users today."
You'll walk away with:
- A sharper understanding of why traditional 20-year assumptions no longer hold
- Real insights into how banks view volatility, subsidies and merchant exposure
- Practical lessons on structuring renewable projects that remain bankable over time
Energy markets, flexibility and intelligent control
"How smart steering of solar, batteries, EV and heat unlocks value in volatile energy markets. As energy markets become more dynamic and grid congestion increases, value is no longer created by production alone — but by intelligent control, forecasting and real-time optimisation."
You'll walk away with:
- A clearer understanding of how flexibility markets and imbalance pricing really work
- Insight into how EMS intelligence steers solar, wind, batteries, EV charging and heat in real time
- Practical lessons on turning volatility into value while safeguarding operational stability
Solar, storage and market value in the European energy transition
"Why negative pricing, grid constraints and intelligent flexibility are reshaping the economics of industrial decarbonisation. As solar and storage scale across Europe, markets are no longer about generation alone — value increasingly comes from how you operate, optimise and monetise flexibility in volatile pricing and grid-constrained environments."
You'll walk away with:
- A grounded understanding of how negative pricing and grid constraints affect solar & storage value streams
- Insight into how market dynamics (including frequency services and imbalance pricing) redefine asset optimisation
- Practical lessons on aligning technical investments with commercial outcomes in industrial decarbonisation strategies
Leveraging energy as a commodity to improve your competitiveness
"Why a fast changing energy market and transnational economic competition require a fully integrated approach of energy requirements on heat and electricity to stay ahead of competition, secure future operations and maintain employment. Integrating the primary energy sources into 1 integrated approach unlocks new potential and higher value."
You'll walk away with:
- A grounded understanding of the connection between technological choices, business risk and financial possibilities to improve competitiveness
- Insight in optimised business models despite grid congestion
- Practical lessons on aligning technical investments with commercial outcomes in industrial decarbonisation strategies
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