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ESFORIN Change Makers

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The podcast on the energy future, the digital energy transition and change making.  A successful energy transition is essential for climate-neutral, independent and economically viable energy systems. While public attention often focuses on large-scale infrastructure projects such as grid expansion or renewable investments, many impactful innovations are already being developed and implemented today – across industries, technologies and markets. In this podcast, we give a voice to the “change makers” shaping this transformation. Together with leaders from across the energy ecosystem, we explore how they approach the challenges of energy transition, digitalisation and decarbonisation – and what is already working in practice. Which solutions can be implemented today? And what progress does not have to wait for the full build-out of renewables? A podcast by ESFORIN SE – the independent pioneer and leading provider in short-term flexibility marketing and cross-market optimisation. With more than a decade of experience, ESFORIN leverages algorithms and real trading expertise to unlock the full value of flexibility across energy markets, optimizing and monetizing a wide range of assets including batteries, co-location setups, industrial processes, utilities and biogas.  ■   Der Podcast über die Energiezukunft, die digitale Energiewende und die Menschen, die den Wandel vorantreiben. Eine erfolgreiche Energiewende ist entscheidend für klimaneutrale, unabhängige und wirtschaftliche Energiesysteme. Während sich die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit häufig auf große Infrastrukturprojekte wie Netzausbau oder Investitionen in erneuerbare Energien richtet, werden bereits heute viele wirkungsvolle Innovationen entwickelt und umgesetzt – über Branchen, Technologien und Märkte hinweg. In diesem Podcast geben wir den „Change Makern“ eine Stimme, die diese Transformation aktiv gestalten. Gemeinsam mit führenden Persönlichkeiten aus dem gesamten Energiesystem beleuchten wir, wie sie die Herausforderungen der Energiewende, der Digitalisierung und der Dekarbonisierung angehen – und was in der Praxis bereits funktioniert. Welche Lösungen sind heute schon umsetzbar? Und welche Fortschritte müssen nicht auf den vollständigen Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien warten? Ein Podcast von ESFORIN SE  – dem unabhängigen Pionier und führenden Anbieter im Bereich der kurzfristigen Flexibilitätsvermarktung und Cross-Market-Optimierung. Mit über einem Jahrzehnt Erfahrung nutzt ESFORIN Algorithmen und fundierte Handelsexpertise, um das volle Potenzial von Flexibilität über verschiedene Energiemärkte hinweg zu erschließen und unterschiedlichste Assets zu optimieren und zu monetarisieren – von Batteriespeichern und Co-Location-Konzepten bis hin zu industriellen Prozessen, Stadtwerken und Biogasanlagen.

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Episode thumbnail for #38 | Flexibility is not Optional

July 21, 2026

#38 | Flexibility is not Optional

<div>What happens when the power market moves faster than ever and flexibility becomes the difference between cost and opportunity?<br><br></div><div>In this special episode of <strong>ESFORIN Change Makers</strong>, we turn the spotlight on our own founders @<strong>hristian Hövelhaus</strong> and <strong>Christoph Gardlo</strong>. Together, they share how ESFORIN was built around a bold vision more than a decade ago: turning flexibility into one of the most valuable assets of the energy transition.</div><div>Here’s what you’ll learn:<br><br></div><div>⚡ Why flexibility is becoming essential for every energy market participant<br>&nbsp;🔋 How batteries, industrial assets, renewables and demand response can turn volatility into value<br>&nbsp;📈 Why negative prices are not a market failure, BUT a market opportunity<br>&nbsp;🧠 How digitalisation, automation and real-time optimisation are reshaping the energy landscape<br>&nbsp;🚀 What makes ESFORIN’s cross-market, cross-commodity approach unique after 12 years of proven optimisation<br><br></div><div><strong>One key takeaway:</strong> Flexibility is no longer optional. The companies that act now will be the ones creating value in tomorrow’s energy markets. <br><br>👉 Tune in and discover why we call flexibility the gold of the energy transition:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.esforin.com/en/newsroom/">Newsroom - ESFORIN</a></div>

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June 9, 2026

#37 | Built on BESS

<div>From the dark side of the force to the light side of the energy transition”, in this episode, @Jan‑Christopher Klotz (CCO Germany at Zelestra) shares his journey from conventional energy into the world of renewables and what he has learned along the way.<br><br></div><div>The energy transition is entering its next phase. Scaling renewables alone is no longer enough. As solar capacity grows, the system is increasingly facing oversupply, visible in negative market prices and growing grid stress.&nbsp;</div><div>Drawing on practical project insights, from large‑scale PV + battery systems in Germany to global storage projects, Jan explains why the future lies in combining technologies: generation needs storage and assets need to become systems.<br><br></div><div>But the most insightful takeaway goes beyond technology. The energy transition is not just an engineering challenge, it’s a human one. Bringing together traders, farmers, developers, regulators and investors means aligning different perspectives, languages and incentives into one functioning system.<br><br></div><div><strong>Tune in</strong> to learn why BESS is becoming the backbone of the next energy era and why real change happens when technology, systems and people move in sync.<br><br>ESFORIN Change Makers: The podcast on the future of energy, the digital energy transition and change making.&nbsp;</div>

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May 12, 2026

#36 | Wandel aus Stahl

<div>Kann Industrie Klimaschutz leisten, ohne Wachstum, Wohlstand oder Fortschritt aufzugeben?</div><div>In dieser Folge des ESFORIN Change Makers Podcasts spricht Guido Kerkhoff, Vorstandsvorsitzender von Klöckner &amp; Co. SE, über die Transformation der Stahlindustrie, die Rolle von grünem Stahl und warum echte Dekarbonisierung nicht bei Verzicht beginnt, sondern bei Transparenz, Technologie und einem freien Geist.<br><br></div><div>Jetzt reinhören und mehr erfahren über grünen Stahl als Teil der Lösung, warum der Product Carbon Footprint in der Herstellung entscheidend ist und weshalb das Ruhrgebiet mehr Zukunft trägt, als viele denken.</div>

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What is ESFORIN Change Makers?

The podcast on the energy future, the digital energy transition and change making. 

A successful energy transition is essential for climate-neutral, independent and economically viable energy systems. While public attention often focuses on large-scale infrastructure projects such as grid expansion or renewable investments, many impactful innovations are already being developed and implemented today – across industries, technologies and markets.

In this podcast, we give a voice to the “change makers” shaping this transformation. Together with leaders from across the energy ecosystem, we explore how they approach the challenges of energy transition, digitalisation and decarbonisation – and what is already working in practice. Which solutions can be implemented today? And what progress does not have to wait for the full build-out of renewables?

A podcast by ESFORIN SE – the independent pioneer and leading provider in short-term flexibility marketing and cross-market optimisation. With more than a decade of experience, ESFORIN leverages algorithms and real trading expertise to unlock the full value of flexibility across energy markets, optimizing and monetizing a wide range of assets including batteries, co-location setups, industrial processes, utilities and biogas.  ■   Der Podcast über die Energiezukunft, die digitale Energiewende und die Menschen, die den Wandel vorantreiben.

Eine erfolgreiche Energiewende ist entscheidend für klimaneutrale, unabhängige und wirtschaftliche Energiesysteme. Während sich die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit häufig auf große Infrastrukturprojekte wie Netzausbau oder Investitionen in erneuerbare Energien richtet, werden bereits heute viele wirkungsvolle Innovationen entwickelt und umgesetzt – über Branchen, Technologien und Märkte hinweg.

In diesem Podcast geben wir den „Change Makern“ eine Stimme, die diese Transformation aktiv gestalten. Gemeinsam mit führenden Persönlichkeiten aus dem gesamten Energiesystem beleuchten wir, wie sie die Herausforderungen der Energiewende, der Digitalisierung und der Dekarbonisierung angehen – und was in der Praxis bereits funktioniert. Welche Lösungen sind heute schon umsetzbar? Und welche Fortschritte müssen nicht auf den vollständigen Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien warten?

Ein Podcast von ESFORIN SE  – dem unabhängigen Pionier und führenden Anbieter im Bereich der kurzfristigen Flexibilitätsvermarktung und Cross-Market-Optimierung. Mit über einem Jahrzehnt Erfahrung nutzt ESFORIN Algorithmen und fundierte Handelsexpertise, um das volle Potenzial von Flexibilität über verschiedene Energiemärkte hinweg zu erschließen und unterschiedlichste Assets zu optimieren und zu monetarisieren – von Batteriespeichern und Co-Location-Konzepten bis hin zu industriellen Prozessen, Stadtwerken und Biogasanlagen.

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