Transmission From 50 to 500MW: How to Manage Mega-Projects - EDF
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Feb 26, 2026 Fabrizio Fenu, Head of business development at EDF leading battery route-to-market and optimisation for large portfolios. He pulls back the curtain on how battery optimisation works at scale. Short takes cover trading-floor algorithms and AI, contract types like merchant, floor and tolling, financing challenges for co-located solar+battery, and what makes an ideal large battery asset.
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Floors Unlock Project Debt Financing
- Larger projects attract infrastructure investors seeking debt; revenue certainty (floors) lets lenders provide cheaper financing.
- EDF offers merchant and floor contracts so investors can choose risk exposure versus higher upside.
Use AI With A Human In The Loop
- Use AI and algorithms for price forecasting and intraday re-optimization but keep a human in the loop.
- EDF embeds AI across forecasting, optimisation and pricing yet avoids fully algorithmic sole control due to market complexity.
Learn To Code And Think Like A Trader
- Learn coding and quantitative skills to enter trading or origination roles, but stay familiar with AI tools as they evolve.
- Fabrizio suggests writing and coding experience and recommends hedge-fund style skills for market roles.