James Atkinson

James Atkinson is a professional in the energy sector with expertise in local flexibility markets and energy market platforms. He has held several key positions related to local energy markets and flexibility:

Career Highlights

• Product Owner: Local Flexibility Market at EPEX SPOT (current position)2
• Previously worked as the Product Owner of Centrica's Local Energy Market project
• Involved in Centrica's Cornwall Local Energy Market (LEM) Programme13

Expertise

James Atkinson specializes in:

• Commercial and strategic analysis of energy markets
• Data analytics
• Local flexibility market design and implementation13

Contributions

• Authored the "LEM Flexibility Market Platform Design and Trials Report" for Centrica in October 20201
• Played a key role in developing a first-of-its-kind auction-based flexibility market platform1
• Contributed to the design and trials of Centrica's local energy market project, focusing on creating a platform for buying and selling flexibility services3

James Atkinson's work has been instrumental in advancing local energy markets and flexibility services, particularly in the context of the evolving energy landscape and the transition to more distributed and flexible energy systems.