Why Energy Trading Must Evolve for the Renewable Era with Rasmus Rode Mosbæk (Hybrid Greentech)

Sep 9, 2025

Rasmus Rode Mosbæk, CEO and Founder of Hybrid Greentech, provides insights into the future of energy trading in the renewable era. He emphasizes the crucial role of flexibility in integrating renewables into power markets. The discussion touches on the evolution of battery systems and the importance of market design for investment and innovation. Mosbæk also highlights the need for transparency and liquidity, exploring lessons from European markets to optimize demand-side response. Tackling bureaucratic challenges and adapting to market dynamics are key for successful energy management.

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INSIGHT

Vertical Integration Reduces Operational Risk

Hybrid Greentech built a vertically integrated virtual power plant combining trading, optimization, asset interfaces and finance in one platform.
Rasmus argues vertical integration reduces operational risk and speeds response across markets and assets.

ANECDOTE

Founder’s Battery Background And Early Days

Rasmus founded Hybrid Greentech in 2018 after working on battery management systems and a PhD in electrochemistry.
He started solo, raised capital, and scaled to about 30 employees operating in Denmark.

INSIGHT

Diverse Asset Stacking In The VPP

Hybrid Greentech aggregates batteries, PV, 100k+ EV chargers, heat pumps and load banks into its VPP.
The platform handles forecasting and behind-the-meter optimization for complex co-located setups.

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As renewables take a larger share of the power mix, the need for flexibility in electricity markets has never been greater. But while the technology exists. From batteries and demand response to interconnectors the challenge lies in creating the right market structures and incentives to bring it all together.

Today’s power markets were designed around centralised fossil generation. For flexibility to scale, they must evolve, ensuring that short-term trading, ancillary services, and long-term contracts all work in harmony. Without that, renewable integration will stall, and the cost of balancing the grid will rise.

In this episode of Transmission, Quentin is joined by Rasmus Rode Mosbæk to explore the future of energy trading and flexibility markets. They discuss how market design can enable faster renewable integration, why transparency and liquidity matter, and what lessons can be drawn from other European systems. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:

Why flexibility is the missing piece in renewable integration.
How market design shapes investment and innovation in storage.
The growing role of short-term trading in balancing the grid.
Lessons from European power markets on flexibility and liquidity.
What’s needed to unlock the full potential of demand-side response.

About our guest

Rasmus Rode Mosbæk is the CEO and Founder of Hybrid Greentech, a Danish software company specialising in intelligent energy storage solutions. With an MSc and PhD in energy systems, Rasmus combines deep technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver smarter ways of integrating renewables into the grid. At Hybrid Greentech, he leads the development of HERA, an AI-powered platform that optimises virtual power plants and battery storage, helping asset owners maximise revenues, extend asset lifetimes, and strengthen grid stability. For more information on Hybrid Greentech, head to their website.

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