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The Charge Point Podcast
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Episode 48 – Inside Survoltage: A French BSP on Flexibility Markets & EV Charging
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🎙️ Episode Overview
In this episode, we dive into one of the most strategic topics for the future of EV charging: flexibility - and the role of BSPs (Balancing Service Providers).
As renewable energy penetration increases, the grid is becoming more volatile - and the ability to adapt consumption in real time is turning into a critical asset.
Together with Jeff Knoepfli, CEO & Founder of Survoltage, we explore how flexibility markets work, how energy assets can be orchestrated, and what it means concretely for charge point operators - across both commercial and residential contexts.
⚡ What You’ll Learn
- What a Balancing Service Provider actually does
- How flexibility markets work - from a practical, operator perspective
- Why EV charging infrastructure is becoming a key flexibility asset
- The role of aggregation, smart control, and real-time optimisation
- How CPOs can start unlocking new revenue streams from their assets
- How flexibility also applies to B2C use cases, including smart homes and residential energy management
- The growing convergence between B2C, B2B, and EV charging flexibility
🔍 Key Takeaways for CPOs
- Flexibility is moving from “nice-to-have” to a core component of the EV charging business model
- Your charging infrastructure can become a revenue-generating asset, not just a cost center
- You don’t need to go all-in immediately — start with pilots and scale
- Batteries + smart energy management + BSP integration = value stacking opportunity
- The market is evolving fast — early movers will capture the most value
🔗 Related Episode
If you want to go deeper into how flexibility is already deployed at scale in the Nordics, listen to:
👉 Episode 37 – with My Näslund (Flower)
👤 About the Guest
Jeff Knoepfli is the CEO & Founder of Survoltage, a French company building digital infrastructure to connect, control, and optimise distributed energy assets across residential (B2C) and commercial (B2B) environments.
Their mission: turn energy consumption into a flexible, controllable resource that supports the grid and unlocks new value streams.
🌐 Learn More
- Survoltage: https://www.survoltage.fr/
- FLEXECHARGE's collaboration with BSPs: https://www.flexecharge.com/partnerships/software
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