Dr. Marek Kubik on BESS, AI, and Scaling a Billion-Dollar Energy Company

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Soliverse Podcast, Peter sits down with Marek Kubik—battery expert, energy futurist, and co-founder of Fluence—to explore what’s next for battery energy storage systems (BESS), AI in energy, and the clean tech infrastructure that will shape our net-zero future.With over 16 years in the industry, Marek unpacks what it really takes to scale energy storage, navigate market shifts, and stay ahead of the innovation curve.They discuss:🔋 BESS as the Swiss Army knife of energy systems⚙️ Scaling a global battery company like Fluence🧠 How AI is reshaping energy optimization and forecasting🧪 Sodium-ion vs lithium-ion: which wins long-term?🌍 Why Europe leads in deployment—and the Middle East in execution📉 Battery cost drops, storage bottlenecks, and what developers miss💡 What’s next in hydrogen, grid innovation, and clean infrastructureConnect with Marek Kubik:🌐 Website: https://www.mkubik.com/🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marekkubik🌐 Fluence: https://www.fluenceenergy.comConnect with Soliverse:🎧 Spotify: Soliverse on Spotify🌐 Website: https://soliverse.energy📨 Email: [email protected]🔗 LinkedIn – Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterpongraczsaas/🔗 LinkedIn – Soliverse: https://www.linkedin.com/company/106534214/Support the showThank you for listening to Soliverse | The Future of Solar, the podcast for people building the future of solar, storage, and renewable infrastructure.Each episode features grounded, unfiltered conversations with the people financing, developing, operating, and scaling real projects across the solar and clean energy ecosystem.Soliverse exists to cut through noise, hype, and disconnected narratives and replace them with clarity, realism, and execution-focused insight for professionals who want to make smarter decisions, faster.📌 Explore more from SoliverseExplore our partners:PVX.AI, utility-scale solar design software📲 Follow Soliverse and Peter for more insights and updates:Peter on LinkedInSoliverse InstagramSoliverse X (Twitter)Subscribe on YouTube🎙️ New episodes release bi-weekly.Produced by APodcastGeek