Laura Pagliarulo, CEO and co-founder of SolaREIT, joins the podcast this week to discuss the rise of powered land banks to support data centers and other forms of load demand.

Later in the program, she also discusses the forecast for US battery energy storage and what growth might look like with FEOC restrictions being implemented in January 2026.

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Alight chairman and co-founder Harald Överholm joins NPM Europe on this week’s episode to give us his take on building a Nordic solar developer into an increasingly pan-European operator of both behind-the-meter and utility-scale, grid-connected PV assets.

Harald also provides insight on how data centres could power the corporate PPA market across the Nordics for years to come, how Alight is targeting microgrids for future opportunities, as well as tips for solving the grid connection impasse present in several European markets right now.

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On this podcast, veteran energy advisor Rob Sternthal, managing partner of Expedition Infrastructure Partners and Peter Kaufman, president and head of restructuring and distressed M&A for the Gordian Group, discuss their newly formed strategic partnership.

The strategic partnership is aimed at helping renewable energy developers and owners deal with ongoing financial challenges in the sector and review what will be the likely outcomes for these developers.

NPM is a leading data, intelligence & events company providing business development led coverage of the US & European power, storage & data center markets for the development, finance, M&A and corporate community.

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