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May 4, 2026
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62 min
Episode Description
In this episode, we sit down with Martin Siddiqui – CEO of W Power Storage GmbH, Advisor at Penomo, former Global Corporate Banker at JPMorgan, and co-founder and CEO of Tion Renewables – for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of energy infrastructure finance in Europe. Martin brings rare depth to this discussion, having operated on both sides of the capital table across two decades. We cover why battery energy storage is emerging as the defining infrastructure opportunity on the continent right now, how capital actually flows through infrastructure deals, where it gets stuck and what separates genuinely great decision-makers from merely good ones under pressure. We also get into AI: where it can meaningfully close the execution gap in infrastructure finance, and where the hype outruns the reality.


