In this episode of Energy Unplugged, our Head of Southeast Europe, Evangelos Gazis, is joined by Rebecca McManus, our Renewables Lead for European Power Markets, to disclose the main insights for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) from our European Renewables Market Overview Report.

Over the past decade, Europe's solar and wind energy capacity has increased to over 528 GW, driven by rising power demand, supportive policies, higher commodity prices, and supply chain improvements. CEE is on the cusp of a wave of investment in renewables and batteries, with Aurora forecasting 90GW of investments across the region between 2025 and 2030.

Main topics include the following:

• The outlook for renewables across CEE, and how this varies between markets
• The emerging challenges, such as curtailment and negative prices, and impacts on renewable projects
• The available opportunities for renewables to help facilitate project financing

Aurora is expanding into the Western Balkans! Soon we will be launching our products in the region to help investors, developers, and policymakers gain the key insights they need to make well-informed, decisions in this rapidly developing market.

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This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re thrilled to welcome Nat Bullard, Co-Founder of Halcyon. He joined Oliver Kerr, our Managing Director for North America, and Hugo Batten, our Managing Director for APAC, to discuss the current state and future of global decarbonisation.

Nat is the Co-Founder of Halcyon, an AI-powered platform focused on energy transition and decarbonisation. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Business Climate, a decarbonisation consulting firm based in Singapore, and serves on the advisory boards of both Ember and Arcadia. Prior to this, Nat spent 15 years at BloombergNEF, where he concluded his tenure as the group’s Chief Content Officer.

Main topics of discussion include:

• The impact AI may have on the energy transition over the next 10 years
• Recent dynamics in the Asian market, including India, China, and the Philippines
• Energy transition investment trends

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This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re excited to welcome Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America. She joins our North America Managing Director, Oliver Kerr, to explore the US power market—its appeal, and the challenges and opportunities shaping its future.

Before stepping into the CEO role in 2022, Sandhya was the Global Head of Investments and M&A, and also served as the Head of Investments and M&A for North America. With her vast experience in evaluating renewable energy investments and acquisitions, Sandhya brings a wealth of expertise to the conversation. Prior to joining EDPR, she spent over a decade as an investment banker, working with both regional and global banks across multiple regions.

Main topics include the following:

• Opportunities and challenges arising from demand growth
• Given challenges with interconnection queues, is there a meaningful chance that any US markets will be short on power in the next 5 years?
• The attractiveness of the US power market, and its sources of competitive advantage

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