Julian Kretz is Project Manager in Next Kraftwerke’s Business Development team. He joined the Virtual Power Plant nearly seven years ago. Julian is working on the improvement of existing products linked to Virtual Power Plants as well as on the analysis of business cases, market design and regulatory framework related to market integration of renewable energies. Key subjects of his work is the ongoing harmonization of European Balancing Markets, development of flexibility products and integration of storage systems into the VPP. Julian Kretz holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Electrical Power Engineering.