Startup Chat: Powering Flexibility for the Grid of Tomorrow

Governments are pushing for greener energy, but this transition comes with pressure on electricity grids. Grids love stability, so balance and control, and renewables aren’t stable, as they rely on natural resources that can’t be controlled. This means the grid needs flexibility to adapt to the new irregular renewable generation, rising demand and disruptions in real time. As renewables grow, so does the role of prosumers, energy consumers who also produce energy, mostly through solar panels, and sell excess energy back to the grid.

This market is growing and in 2025 we’ve seen a trend of energy-tech firms securing capital to build flexibility, asset-aggregation and Virtual Power Plant platforms to help the electric grid adapt to the new reality. One of those startups was LIFEPOWR. In this video we discuss with their CEO and founder Dries Bols the market, the role of startups in it and business model examples.