In this episode you will learn more about:

• The short- and long-term energy and industrial threats to Europe amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East;
• Key structural weaknesses in Europe’s energy supply chain;
• Whether lessons were truly learned and implemented after the Ukraine war;
• The role of innovation and clean technologies in strengthening Europe’s competitive advantage;
• The importance of defence spending in driving new technological development;
• How Europe can protect its innovation assets and maintain a competitive edge over other countries pursuing similar goals.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why Italy’s renewable market is driven by strong fundamentals but constrained by regulatory inefficiencies;
• How permitting delays and bureaucratic complexity impact project timelines and investor confidence;
• The trade-off between higher power prices, stronger returns and increased development risk;
• Why grid infrastructure remains a key bottleneck for scaling renewables;
• How the battery storage market is evolving as a core enabler of system balance;
• Why renewables deployment is now primarily a regulatory, not technical, challenge.

Sarah Merrick and Daniel Serrano both work for consultancy Ricardo – Merrick in the UK and Serrano in Spain.

In this podcast episode, you will hear:

• What needs to happen to make energy storage thrive;
• How the UK has the right mechanisms to develop fledging technologies;
• Why Spain has been so successful at deploying solar PV and network planning;
• What the “dream scenario” is for a flexible energy system;
• A reality check for national and EU energy targets;
• How to reform the electricity market while not deterring investment;
• Lessons learned from the Iberia blackout;

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• Why flexibility is becoming critical in a decentralised energy system;
• The role of AI and data in managing distributed energy resources;
• How EVs, buildings, industries and data centres can provide flexibility;
• The importance of real-time data and digital platforms;
• Cyber-security considerations in digitalised energy systems;
• Policy and market frameworks needed to unlock demand-side flexibility.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The importance of SMRs in the future energy landscape of Europe;
• The role of SMRs in providing energy security, reducing emissions and meeting increasing demand;
• Key barriers to deployment;
• Policy and economic enablers for SMR projects;
• Whether Europe’s supply chain is sufficiently robust to support advancement;
• When we can expect projects to reach commercial operations;
• The projects NUWARD SMR is working on and plans for the future.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The pace of energy transition in the Baltic region, as well as current energy mix and market dynamics;
• The BRELL disconnect and the impact it had on Latvia’s grid;
• The opportunities that made Latvia’s first grid-scale BESS project possible and the challenges associated with the project;
• How the system has been performing thus far;
• How to mitigate cybersecurity risks for critical infrastructure like BESS;
• Key learnings from the project that could be employed in projects throughout the region;
• What’s next for Rolls-Royce Power systems in this region and in terms of BESS.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• What grid digitalisation actually means in technical and operational terms;
• How advanced digital functionalities help operators manage renewables, decentralised energy resources and rising electrification in transport and heating;
• Why flexibility and “flexumers” are central to the future system;
• The growing importance of data governance, harmonisation and digital skills in Europe’s energy transition;
• The impact of “capex bias” and how current regulatory models can disadvantage software and digital investments;
• How grid digitalisation represents a system-wide change management challenge

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• The three key issues where the resilience of the grid needs to be strengthened: cybersecurity, physical resilience, and climate change;
• How battery storage and data centres in Germany were the “two new kids on the block”, requiring new approaches to consumption management;
• What led to the power congestion crunch in the Netherlands and how the country is re-approaching connection queues;
• The role of digitalisation and data in making effective grid investment decisions;
• A comparison of new congestion management methods between the Netherlands and Germany;
• The role of flexibility in solving grid issues? Or will we see a future with a resilient grid that can cope with all stresses?

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why decentralised solutions hold so much promise when it comes to solving energy transition challenges;
• Investing in solutions that are practical and make good business sense;
• Why Herbert Diess believes it's time to go all in on e-mobility;
• How to overcome the barriers to e-mobility, including antiquated mindsets;
• The Mobility House and some of the exciting projects the team is working on;
• Why innovation and agile start ups will drive sustainable energy transformation.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• Shortcomings of the current CBAM system and what can be done to fix it;
• What will change this year with the implementation of CBAM, what it means for importers and the resource shuffling that could arise;
• The potential impacts of applying CBAM on electricity;
• How CBAM could impact emissions allowances within the EU ETS and impact European producers;
• The potential pitfalls of administering and reporting;
• The impact of CBAM on developing nations and diplomatic relations;
• Potential impacts on global trade.

Jostein Røynesdal and Hélène Lavray will be speaking at European Industrial Energy Days in a panel discussion entitled, Carbon Costs and Competitiveness: What EU ETS and CBAM means for Industrial Energy Users. Register to meet them in person and join the conversation. 

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• Uniper’s current position in the market and strategic focus;
• Why Europe needs price-secured long-term contracts;
• The difference between Asia and Europe in terms of securing long-term gas contracts and what Asia is getting right;
• The regulatory or market changes that would lower the risk of gas procurement;
• How higher gas prices have impacted Europe in terms of competitiveness and energy security;
• How long-term PPAs facilitate Uniper’s decarbonisation agenda;
• The benefits and risks of prioritising and implementing long-term PPAs;
• The risks related to energy transition and decarbonisation, electrification and renewables (upstream and downstream);
• How to mitigate these risks.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Uniper.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• How the role of gas DSOs is changing as fossil fuels are phased out around the world;
• Whether gas will remain as an important source of flexibility or whether it fulfill its role as a transition fuel;
• How DSOs need to modernise and repurpose networks and the planning and investment required to do so efficiently;
• The role of greener gases in residential and industrial use cases;
• The main challenges when it comes to distributing green gas;
• Efficiency measures that are being implemented such as AI, digitalisation;
• Why cooperation between DSOs is critical for a successful energy transition.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with GRDF, France's leading natural gas distribution operator.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• The challenges French DSOs are experiencing and how they are coping with these challenges;
• The types of innovation having the biggest impact on the distribution landscape;
• EDF's smart metering programmes and the importance of the data collected from these programmes;
• How data is used to improve maintenance programmes;
• Overcoming challenges in digital transformation from a technical and people perspective.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Why fusion is becoming increasingly attractive to investors;
• What the ‘known unknowns’ are for the technology;
• How collaboration is underpinning the success of fusion?
• Why Europe’s fusion race “will be won not by the size of a single fund-raise, but by the depth of industrial know-how”;
• And why she is driven by hope: “we’re not talking about taking out jobs and reducing costs: we’re working to make the future brighter.”

1. What it's like to function in the current IPP landscape;
2. The opportunities and challenges facing IPPs;
3. The details of ContourGlobal's rebrand;
4. The market conditions that led to the change and why the pivot was needed;
5. Lessons learned along the way;
6. Why the journey was as much about people as the business strategy.

For decades, it has powered Polish industry, heated homes, and supported thousands of jobs. But it has also embodied the difficult trade-offs at the heart of the energy transition.

To unpack the details of the Bełchatów energy transition, Pamela Largue is joined by Monika Manowska, Investment Advisor at Energy Investment Management.

Host Kelvin Ross is joined by someone who believes she has that answer. Pilar Rodríguez López is Head of Energy and Utilities for Europe at Ericsson and was heavily involved in the new white paper 'A Tipping Point for Europe’s Energy System: Why Resilience Must Power the Next Era of Energy', which was launched at Enlit Europe 2025.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Ericsson.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

1.The strategic shift distribution companies must make to move from managing assets to optimising systems;
2.How Distribution System Operators can maintain reliability and security while enabling broad market participation;
3.Where the most significant areas of technology debt exist within distribution today and the impact thereof on grid resilience;
4.How DSOs evaluate the performance of digital and optimisation tools in real time;
5.The strategic priorities DSOs need to remain relevant in the future;
6.Kraken’s most distinctive advantage in a market still dominated by legacy systems.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Kraken - an Operating System for utilities, powered by Utility-Grade AI.

With prosumers rising, legacy systems under significant strain, and new market models emerging at pace, the utilities sector is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades.

According to Paolo Colella, Chief Revenue Officer for EMEA at Gentrack, utilities that embrace new services, new revenue streams, and new customer expectations without being tied to a single technology path will maintain a competitive edge.

Colella also suggests that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to utility transformation. However, there are some non-negotiables, such as the imperative to maintain control of the transformation journey.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Gentrack. 

One of the key challenges, according to Adina Georgescu, Energy & Climate Change Director Eurometaux, is high electricity prices, which is pushing the sector beyond what it’s capable of. According to Georgescu: “We just need to be pragmatic in Europe and accept that you need to take some good strong decisions when it comes to achieving globally competitive prices.”

She is also calling on policymakers to support the creation of a sustainable metals value chain towards achieving greater strategic autonomy.

Pritchard and Östman elaborate on AVK and Wärtsilä’s new research paper, Data centre dispatchable capacity: a major opportunity for Europe’s energy transition, which models different energy scenarios for powering data centres, and provides insights into the optimal configuration of renewables, batteries, and dispatchable engines.

This podcast is brought to you in partnership with AVK. 

Interest in the programme has been overwhelming, says Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation CEO and founder Yuliana Onishchuk, and guest of the Energy Transitions podcast. And for good reasons. Onishchuk explains that Ukraine’s energy sector remains heavily male-dominated, and the war has further depleted the workforce. This means Solar Step has the potential to be transformative for the sector and life-changing for the women participating.

Yuliana Onishchuk will be sharing her insights at Enlit Europe in Bilbao, 18-20 November. Register to join her and be a part of the conversation.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Lesley O’Connor, founder of Trifecta Energy, and daughter of renewable energy pioneer Eddie O’Connor, unpacks the radical shifts in grids, innovation and investment needed to transform Europe's energy system. O’Connor highlights the need for systems thinking, stakeholder alignment, and digital tools to accelerate change and explains why the Supergrid concept is key to unlocking clean, secure and affordable power.

To continue the conversation, catch Leslie O'Connor at Enlit Europe in Bilbao.

These are some of the key discussion points in this fourth and final episode of the special edition Energy Transitions podcast series, with Francisco Carranza, Partner at Futuraiser.

Do you want to join the conversation about mobility? Visit the Mobility Zone at Enlit Europe.

Domínguez-Blanco outlines how these pressures are forcing a rethink in how fleets are managed, charged, and integrated into urban energy systems. He also draws on the company’s partnership with Iberdrola, where energy saving certificates (ESCs) are used to monetise fleet electrification, to discuss the opportunities e-mobility is opening up for business
in Spain.

Do you want to join the conversation about mobility? Visit the Mobility Zone at Enlit Europe.

Riesco helps unpack what’s needed to ensure that EV charging and the power system evolve in sync, considering elements such as charging technologies, grid investment and forward-looking regulation.

Do you want to join the conversation about mobility? Visit the Mobility Zone at Enlit Europe.

Together, they unpack why, despite offering significant subsidies since 2009, EV adoption in Spain still lags behind countries like Portugal.

Ultimately, Pierpaolo and Craglia explain, Spain is making progress in the sector—but more is needed to fully unlock its potential.

Do you want to join the conversation about mobility? Visit the Mobility Zone at Enlit Europe.

Register now to attend Enlit Europe, taking place from 18–20 November in Bilbao.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How the energy transition is causing a heightened need for resilience strategies,
• Lessons learned from the Spanish blackout and how to transform those lessons into actions,
• The impact of eliminating fossil fuels and the loss of rotating mass,
• The hidden challenges of introducing renewables into the system,
• Regulatory strategies to improve grid resilience,
• How to direct investment to ensure a more proactive rather than reactive approach to grid resilience,
• The role of digitalisation in grid stability.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• What RAICo is working on currently and the role these solutions can play in the UK's nuclear industry,
• How AI and robots are revolutionising the nuclear sector in the UK and around the world,
• The challenges of nuclear decommissioning,
• The role of embodied intelligence in derisking nuclear decommissioning,
• How to train quadrupeds and people that operate them,
• How to address existing skills and equity gaps, as well as ensure the next generation of talent is equipped for the future working environment,
• Real world applications for technologies being developed at RAICo,
• Whether robots will totally replace human beings in this sector.

So how can developers mitigate this risk factor, and what strategies are most effective in the current US energy landscape, which can be both polarised and politicised?

Pamela Largue speaks to John Lacey, Senior Vice President and Director of Public Affairs at US-based communications firm Mower Agency, about why it's critical to build trust with communities and customers.

Ultimately, according to Lacey, trust and human connection are core ingredients to ensuring energy infrastructure projects can be built at the speed and scale required, while ensuring people remain at the heart of the energy transition.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• The current state of US energy policy and the impact of recent changes on developers;
• Whether there is any political consensus on infrastructure development;
• What community opposition to power projects looks like and why it happens;
• Understanding the NIMBY mindset and mitigating it through earning trust;
• The importance of tailoring communication strategies to communities and technology types;
• Prioritising relevance over green messaging;
• The link between building trust and protecting the bottom line.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks with Christophe Williams, CEO of Naked Energy, to find out how their innovative solution of evacuated tubes produces both electricity and heat, converting up to 80% of the sun’s energy into usable power and hot water.

It's an important step forward in helping to decarbonise heat, the “warm elephant in the room” of climate action, says Williams.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why the company chose to be called Naked Energy;
• What it means to redefine a mature technology like solar power;
• How Naked Energy is employing novel design techniques to achieve greater solar thermal efficiencies;
• How the British Library is using solar thermal technology to decarbonise and keep precious knowledge safe;
• The use cases for solar thermal technology in decarbonising the commercial and industrial sector;
• Christophe’s journey from the creative industries into clean tech.

Collings highlights the encouraging and disappointing results of POWERful Women's 2025 State of the Nation Report, and explains why deep structural change is needed to get the UK power sector's diversity strategy back on track.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How POWERful Women is tracking on its mission to achieve 40% of energy sector leadership and middle management roles to be held by women by 2030;
• The standout results from POWERful Women's State of the Nation report;
• How a lack of diversity is impacting the UK's energy sector;
• How to attract and retain talented women with a supportive workplace culture;
• Whether DEI needs to be reframed to achieve more;
• Why diversity in leadership is good for business and critical for the energy transition.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The challenges facing e-mobility in Europe and limitations posed by the grid infrastructure and battery dependency;
• How Elonroad's innovation is using conductive electric roads to enable on-the-go charging;
• The differences between indictive and conductive charging;
• Why road electrification holds great promise for port decarbonisation in particular;
• Why the US, Sweden, France and Singapore are exploring e-mobility innovation like electric roads;
• The popular use cases being explored for deployment of these systems;
• Addressing regulatory and investment gaps hindering development of e-mobility innovation;
• What's next for Elonroad on its innovation journey.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why nuclear energy is a controversial topic in Sweden;
• Why the government is warming up to nuclear energy;
• What technology options are most likely going to materialise in the country;
• New business models that could influence the future development of the sector;
• The challenges and pressure points in the region's electrification journey and the role of nuclear in mitigating these.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The challenges and opportunities around innovation in energy;
• Why acceleration and scalability are important to make the most of the opportunities to innovate;
• Why companies that can quickly scale their innovations gain a competitive edge;
• How to innovate in a sector where product lifecycles are decades long;
• How the need for speed is changing the way engineers work on energy transition solutions;
• The partnerships that ABB Smart Power has invested in to accelerate innovation;
• The main technology/innovation trends that will have the biggest impact on the energy transition.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with ABB’s Sustainable Energy Unit

Listen to all episodes here: https://www.enlit.world/podcasts/energy-transitions/

Connect with our host, Pamela Largue, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-largue-95897245/

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Alex Robertson, newly appointed CEO of ENERGYNEST, about why he believes power-to-heat technology is more than just hot hair and holds genuine promise for Europe's pathway to industrial decarbonisation.

He also explains why the switch from gas to electrification is less daunting and more intuitive than we might think.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why power-to-heat is an effective way to decarbonise the energy system, providing flexibility and heat when and where needed;
• How the industrial mindset is shifting from being gas consumers to actively participating in the electricity market;
• The applications where power-to-heat is having the biggest impact;
• The infrastructure requirements to implement a power-to-heat solution and the cost implications involved;
• Challenges to overcome in terms of implementing these solutions; such as intermittent renewables, heat storage requirements and the need to reach high temperatures for some industrial processes;
• The importance of these solutions for industrial competitiveness in Europe;
• The maturity of these solutions and potential for innovation and efficiency improvements;
• Why power to heat is a good compliment for renewable energy.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How to move from planning to action when it comes to solving workforce challenges;
• Why transferable skills are still underutilised and how to change that;
• How to ensure we attract more women and other underrepresented groups;
• The role of governments in fostering more effective recruitment;
• What educational institutions need to do to address skills gaps and headcount challenges;
• The need for more attractive vocational training programmes to boost the net-zero workforce;
• Why reskilling programmes are critical to ensuring a sustainable energy transition;
• Why collaboration between stakeholders might be the greatest asset in solving this challenge.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How EVs in Europe could unlock 114TWh of battery capacity for grid flexibility;
• The current EV uptake in Europe and how customers and prosumers perceive the value of EVs;
• Barriers to unlocking flexibility with EVs, such as double taxation, lack of smart meters and insufficient charging infrastructure;
• How to maximise the value proposition of EVs for all stakeholders and why there's a positive outlook for total cost of ownership;
• How to raise awareness and incentivise drivers to become active players in the electricity market;
• The importance of aligning market-specific policy and technical action across Europe;
• Why standardisation in V2G compatibility and data exchange are critical.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The current fragile state of Europe's industries in light of the energy crisis and the need for rapid decarbonisation;
• The main pillars of the Clean Industrial Deal, designed to reshore and revitalise industrial activities;
• Potential policy pitfalls and gaps still to be addressed;
• The importance of reducing energy costs for energy-intensive industries;
• Why Europe might not be best placed to produce large amounts of clean energy and will need to look abroad to the likes of India, North Africa and the Middle East;
• The importance of creating markets for made-in-Europe clean commodities;
• Why industrial decarbonisation doesn't necessarily equal greater competitiveness for European industry;
• Why there is optimism about reaching a point where clean industry will be the new normal for Europe.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The stand-out policies and executive orders passed in the first month of Trump's presidency;
• The potential impact of Trump's America-first policy reforms;
• The future outlook for US renewables energy markets;
• The sentiment of US and European investors;
• The importance of patient capital and a long term outlook to investing in the US;
• How the US's renewed focus on fossil fuels could impact the energy transition in the US and in Europe;
• Trump's critical mineral mission in Ukraine.

This episode was recorded on 26 February 2025, prior to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse, which took place on 28 February 2025.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• What a smart energy transition means in terms of infrastructure deployment;
• How to manage becoming smarter and simultaneously more vulnerable;
• The increasingly important role of cybersecurity for a smart, more decentralised grid;
• How to manage the vast amount of data generated from smart devices;
• Whether AI is making the energy sector smarter or merely producing more data;
• How AI can aid the (smart) energy transition in terms of revenue protection and directing investments;
• Case studies demonstrating the positive impact of smart technology.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The importance of industrial flexibility in the context of Europe's decarbonisation,
• Gamechanging moments in the last ten years impacting the availability of industrial flexibilities,
• Outlook for intraday markets considering different asset classes and Europe's greener generation profile,
• The changing mindset and bias of industrial asset owners,
• How industrials are integrating new energy strategies to maximise available assets and flexibility,
• Overcoming the local inefficiencies created by flexibility,
• The complexities of real-time trading and the influence of digitalisation and automation.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with ESFORIN. Join ESFORIN, 12-13 March at European Industrial Energy Days in Amsterdam, to learn more about how they are marketing controllable flexibilities profitably for businesses and the environment.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How to manage the jump from legacy to modern technology;
• Making the most of the current grid infrastructure to boost resilience;
• The importance of digitalisation and the power of data to get more out of the grid;
• The importance of partnerships and effective change management strategies as a means to achieve grid modernisation goals;
• How Siemens is partnering with Alliander to accelerate flexible grid management in the Netherlands;
• The mission behind Siemens' Xcelerator programme and how it's making a positive and tangible impact.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Siemens AG.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The critical role of the grid in Europe's energy transition;
• How Europe is tracking on expanding the grid and establishing the backbone needed for net zero;
• How modernising the grid can increase resilience;
• Why a more interconnected grid can help lower energy prices;
• The importance of investment security in ensuring investment;
• The most important and urgent actions needed to deliver net zero.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Siemens Energy

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The role of gas in the US' future energy mix;
• Key challenges plant operators face to ensure gas assets are ready for a decarbonised future;
• How asset management strategies need to be adjusted to meet sustainability standards
• Understanding the important role of retrofits;
• The influence of hydrogen and the impact on the gas sector;
• Whether carbon capture and storage is an option for US plant operators;
• How AI and automation are impacting the energy landscape.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why trust is such an important part of the energy conversation;
• Where the biggest trust gaps are and what is causing them;
• The main sources of misinformation;
• How to engage with people to get buy in on renewable energy projects;
• The impact of distrust on the energy transition;
• How to address the lack of trust with energy stakeholders.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The top three challenges in energy;
• What Analog Devices believes the single most important technological innovation will be to
  ensure a successful transition;
• How the industry is responding to challenges such as interoperability and cybersecurity;
• How the industry is gearing up to meet the needs for massive grid infrastructure expansion;
• New edge innovations are on the horizon;
• What the future of the energy ecosystem looks like for Analog Devices.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Analog Devices.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Adrian Guggisberg, President of Distribution Solutions at ABB, at Enlit Europe about the disruptive dynamics facing utilities and why incentivising change will be critical to deploying successful digitalisation strategies.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why the utility sector is traditionally conservative and resistant to change and how to change this legacy perspective;
• What needs to change to bring the traditional utility into the new age;
• What are the strategic considerations to be accounted for as the grid changes;
• Why cybersecurity is one of the most critical concerns when it comes to grid digitalisation;
• Why partnerships and collaboration are the way forward;
• The impact of digitalisation on lifecycle management;
• Why it's important to avoid relying on regulatory prompts to initiate change;
• Why digitalisation is attracting talent to the industry;
• What ABB's Shaping Europe's Energy Future: Key Transition Priorities survey results show about the priorities of decision makers.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How utilities can maximise the use of existing infrastructure by incorporating greater intelligence at
  the substation level;
• The role of virtual substations in shaping the future of energy resiliency and distributed energy resources;
• Why a combination of intelligence at both central and substation levels is crucial for effective substation protection and automation;
• The key challenges that a distribution utility like A2A encounters at the secondary substation
  level, and the challenges anticipated in the future;
• The functionality of the T300 H and how it compares to the HU250 in terms of equivalent functionalities.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Schneider Electric.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• What people power means and how to harness it as a critical business tool;
• How to unlock people's power and potential by creating a safe environment;
• How to create a space that promotes innovation;
• Why allowing people to fail is an important recipe for success;
• What are the important things to get right for a successful cultural transformation;
• How to manage fear associated with AI in a transparent and open way;
• Why being a people person is so important in the age of digitalisation;
• How to Siemens Energy is making itself attractive to future recruits.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Siemens Energy

In this episode you will learn more about:

• How Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation is tracking to meet the 100 schools and 50 hospitals project target;
• The impact of blackouts on the equipment and the importance of local procurement for projects;
• How project partners are supporting the initiative;
• The conditions in schools and bomb shelters making this initiative critical;
• How Onishchuk and her team are working to educate people in Ukraine about the importance of renewables and are impacting the mindset of young Ukrainians concerning sustainability.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The disruptive changes having the biggest impact on utilities,
• The impact of the twin technology and business transition,
• The lessons AGL has learned along their journey of transformation,
• What next-gen consumers are looking for and how utilities can support them to play their part in the new energy system,
• Why utilities need data and analytics to meet the needs of the consumer,
• The fundamental importance of effective change management strategies.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why demand response will play an integral part in our future energy system;
• Key hurdles to and enablers of scaling demand response;
• The influence of market design, trade restrictions, policy frameworks and aggregator participation;
• The importance of the wholesale market in providing line of sight on revenues;
• The importance of effective data collection and management;
• Why demand response needs to be people-centred;
• Understanding how demand response is done at Voltalis and why the technology and business model are unique;
• Identify case studies that show tangible benefits of effective demand strategies;
• The importance of partnerships and collaboration to ensure successful demand response strategy rollout.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Key findings of the report, Arrested Development: Managing complex claims in the boom-and-bust world of renewables construction,
• Understanding the ‘boom and bust’ cycles and the pressure they place on developers, contractors and the supply chain,
• Top causes of onshore and offshore losses,
• How to minimise developer risk,
• Strategies to boost project success amidst extreme weather, contractor error and tech failure,
• How to ensure sustainable insurance models, and
• Lessons from past projects that are crucial for future success.

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

• How utilities can navigate bureaucracy and mitigate innovation risk
• Avoiding the trap of continuous improvement
• How to maximise available budgets
• Establishing innovation mindsets and creative agility and overcoming status quo thinking
• Achieving strategic alignment with the utility leadership
• Understanding why the lack of collaboration between the US and Europe is a failed opportunity

Kim Getgen will be moderating a panel at Enlit Europe in Milan, from 22-24 October. Join the session, Unblocking Europe's Innovation Pipeline, to learn more about how to ensure Europe's innovation ecosystem functions properly.

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

• How technology maturity is facilitating AI's increasing role in the utility business
• Why we need AI for a successful and swift energy transition
• How AI is proving to be a game changer in managing the grid and distributed energy resources
• How to manage the impact AI's energy demand is placing on the grid
• Where is AI causing the most disruption and providing the most benefit
• Key use cases of AI in utility operations
• How to maximise a digitalisation strategy
• How to prepare the workforce to ensure AI is optimised
• The safeguards needed to mitigate risks of deploying AI

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why the UK's CCUS ambitions are not realistic and need to be reconsidered;
• The importance of policy to set realistic targets and why the UK's new Labour government needs to go back to the drawing board;
• Where CCUS will have the greatest impact in reaching decarbonisation targets;
• The challenges presented by upstream emissions for blue hydrogen and gas-CCS;
• How to ensure the carbon market is fit for purpose.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why floating offshore wind is the next big thing
• What needs to happen to reduce LCOE of floating wind and Gazelle's innovation roadmap to make that happen
• How the technology needs to be standardised to create economies of scale
• The importance of addressing permitting challenges and supply chain constraints
• What makes Gazelle Power unique and what projects are they involved in
• How Gazelle Wind Power moved from a concept to a commercially viable technology, as well as how it got its name.

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

• Why green hydrogen holds promise for Poland's energy transition
• Specifics about projects H2 Silesia and Nowa Sarzyna CHP Plant
• The impact of clean energy projects on Silesia, an industrial hub in Poland
• The state of Poland's existing hydrogen economy
• The challenges of building a green hydrogen economy
• Technologies making the most impact in the country's decarbonisation journey
• How Poland's educated workforce can be used as an asset

This edition of the podcast is part of Enlit on the Road Poland

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• The impact of the energy crisis and government change
• The current Polish attitude towards green policy
• An update on the country's coal phase-out
• Technologies holding promise such as hydrogen and CCS
• The impact of polarisation on the energy landscape
• Opportunities and threats to Poland's energy transition
• Findings from Forum Energii's latest report: Energy Transition in Poland: 2024 Edition

This episode was recorded during Enlit On The Road Poland. You can find more information here. 

In this Energy Transitions podcast episode, Brussels Editor and Host of the EU Energy Projects Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou, talks to Markus Rauramo, the CEO and President of Finnish energy giant Fortum and the Vice-President of Eurelectric, about Europe's road to net zero, policy robustness and the importance of technological neutrality to achieve the ambitious decarbonisation targets.

On a windy day at the Eurelectric Power Summit in Athens, they discussed:

• How ambitious EU energy policy provides incentives to energy companies;
• Why cyber security is increasingly important for the security of supply;
• How Fortum is planning for increased renewable energy integration onto the network and what role storage would play;
• What technologies are needed to ensure uninterrupted power to heavy industries;
• The different nuclear energy technologies that could assist in achieving decarbonisation goals;
• What the energy sector can learn from the Nordics.

In this episode, you will gain insight into:

• Why bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a viable solution despite its bad reputation
• How BECCS can be sustainable
• Challenges associated with projects and how to overcome them
• An update on the 600MW North Yorkshire plant and Drax's expansion plans into US markets
• The skills needed to make these projects successful
• Why education and awareness are critical to ensure the growth of the sector
• How BECCS is developing a robust carbon credits market

In this episode, learn about:

• The state of wave energy in Europe and across the globe
• The technology that works and doesn't work, and why
• Why onshore and near shore are less risky than offshore
• Lessons learned from pioneering wave energy projects
• Why an updated regulatory framework is critical to the success of projects

This episode will answer questions about:

• The importance of derisking investment through updated policy frameworks
• Incentives and derisking mechanisms to rightsize grids for 20 years from now
• How TSOs and DSO need to prepare for future challenges
• Accessing funding for grid expansion without creating a huge bill for the customer
• The importance of closing the loop between electrification needs,  grid plans and climate targets
• Understanding the need to build a foundation of knowledge to guide policymakers in future decision making

Both Kristian Ruby and Serge Colle will be discussing the future of grids at the Eurelectric Power Summit, taking place in Lagonissi, Greece, 22 – 23 May 2024. The summit will address in detail the challenges and opportunities we face to keep the lights on.

In this episode, we answer these questions:

• How is Portugal maximising its renewable energy resources, especially wind and hydro?
• What policy mechanisms give the country an advantage and help speed up renewables uptake?
• Why was renewable energy critical to ensuring a positive economic cycle in the country?
• Does Portugal have the skills and experience needed to achieve net zero goals?
• What is the future of transition fuels like natural gas?
• What is APREN's role in Portugal's renewable energy sector and how can renewable energy associations in other countries model their advocacy and policy efforts?

In 2023, Hanwa Qcells, founded in Germany and headquartered in South Korea invested $2.5 billion in starting a US supply chain.

In this episode, insights will be provided into:

• The capital and technical know-how needed to create a complex solar supply chain
• How Q Cells fosters innovation by centralising production processes
• Why the US market is a strategic focus for Qcells
• The importance of partnerships and investing in other suppliers to stimulate growth
• How the US policy landscape is facilitating growth and participation from European companies
• Why Europe has lost its first-mover advantage over the US when it comes to solar
• Why there is still room for innovation and disruption in the mature solar market
• How effective data management can lead to greater efficiency

Merfeld will be speaking at the World Energy Congress taking place in Rotterdam 22-25 April.

She also explains why she believes nuclear power is critical to providing energy security and resilience in our energy system.

In this episode you will gain insights into:

• The nuclear projects coming online around the world, including China, UAE and Bangladesh.
• Why nuclear power is critical for decarbonising industry, heating and cooling.
• New reactor technologies and why old-school, big builds are still needed.
• How innovation, digitalisation and AI are making nuclear power plants more cost-effective and efficient.
• How the nuclear power sector is embracing circular economy.
• The Net Zero Nuclear initiative and its role in ushering in the next generation of nuclear power through supporting policy and supply chain growth.
• What the sector is doing to increase diversity, as well as attract and retain women.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with the World Energy Council leading up to the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, 22-25 April 2024.
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Rotterdam, a Dutch city with one of the biggest ports in the world, is notorious for its polluting industry. In fact, the city's harbour is responsible for 20% of all emissions in the Netherlands and has more work to do than most cities to achieve climate neutrality.

However, there is hope on this emissions-heavy horizon, according to Rotterdam Vice Mayor, Chantal Zeegers.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Zeegers, who considers herself a proud 'Rotterdammer', spoke to Pamela Largue about how this city is becoming a trendsetter in terms of implementing net-zero strategies.

Zeegers shares the positive progress being made across Rotterdam industry and society and answers the following questions:

• How is Rotterdam balancing industrial growth with achieving energy transition?
• How is the city ensuring its citizens participate in and profit from the sustainability agenda?
• What policies are being employed to achieve deep decarbonisation?
• How is the national government collaborating with industry for green operations?
• Which clean energy technologies, resources and projects are making the biggest impact in Rotterdam?
• How are strong "conviction and cooperation" turning this city from an underdog into a trendsetter of energy transition in the Netherlands and Europe?

Rotterdam is the host city for the World Energy Congress taking place from 22-25 April 2024. According to Zeegers, the city is well suited to such an event as it showcases innovative solutions to all aspects of the energy transition and the impacts of climate change.

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Addressing the energy trilemma of security, affordability and sustainability, while ensuring a healthy planet and better life for its inhabitants, will require more than good leadership.

It will require great leadership and collaboration, which we have never seen before.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Dr Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General and CEO of the World Energy Council, maps a divergent, uncomfortable but critical path to great leadership in energy and beyond.

Dr Angela Wilkinson shares her multi-dimensional and people-centred insights by answering the following questions about leadership in energy:

• How does the leadership in the energy transition differ from traditional leadership qualities?
• What are the differences between good leadership and great leadership?
• Why is it important to recognize emerging leaders who may not be well-known or celebrated in the energy transition space?
• How can leadership qualities in the public, private, and civic sectors be blended to drive effective energy transitions?
• What does it mean to have a "communal cookery kitchen" approach to leadership?
• How can the energy transition be redesigned for people and the planet?
• How does the people-centric approach to energy transition align with the goal of engaging a wider and more diverse pool of leaders and participants?
• Why is it important to include future generations in the dialogue and decision-making processes surrounding energy transitions?
• What role does emotional intelligence play in effective leadership?
• How can the energy transition movement promote collaboration and diverse perspectives to drive meaningful change?

This episode is brought to you in partnership with the World Energy Council leading up to the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, 22-25 April 2024.
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The cleantech investment space is an ever-evolving and complex ecosystem, with increasing pressure to innovate and an increasing need for investment to bring new technology to fruition.

And while there have been some big investments over the past decade, a liquidity crunch, rising interest rates and geopolitical tumult are making the cleantech investment landscape tricky to navigate.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Joseph Jacobelli, managing partner of Bougie Impact Capital and host of The Asia Climate Capital Podcast, delves into identifying and mitigating the risks impacting the cleantech investment space.

Jacobelli unpacks the importance of policy and government support in fostering investor confidence and explains why China continues to dominate the space.

He also answers the question about which technologies are gaining the most attention from investors and why.

"What make investors most comfortable are those technologies with a long track record...and whose levelised cost of energy per unit of electricity produced is falling relatively quickly..."

Home to one of the most diverse marine energy testing facilities in the world, the Orkney Islands are a picture of natural beauty, as well as green energy innovation.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) began testing technology in 2004 and since then, the Centre and the industry have developed in leaps and bounds.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Neil Kermode, Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), about the origins of tidal and wave energy and how EMEC has played a role in the development of the marine energy sector.

"People realised the best way to try and bring an industry forward is to have a test centre where you can get ideas out of the lab or out of the bathtub and get them to into saltwater..."

In the 20 years that the test centre has been functioning, 35 different types of technology from 22 different developers across 11 countries have graced the waters around Orkney.

The centre has seen a great deal of progress. One of the first milestones saw the world's first floating deepwater offshore wave machine generate power into a national grid. EMEC has also been making hydrogen from power generated by an Orbital Marine turbine and is generating synthetic fuels using air-captured carbon, something that holds great promise for aviation.

Listen to this episode to hear what's next for tidal and wave energy.

The energy sector is facing multiple challenges that require innovation that goes beyond technology.

From energy security to economic turbulence and a changing energy mix, it has been a bumpy road for the energy industry in the past few years.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue spoke to Claudia Blanco of GE Vernova about the role of policy, technology and specifically leadership in solving these challenges now and for future generations.

During the conversation, that took place at Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, Blanco speaks passionately about the progress that has been made so far, for example in terms of making gas plants hydrogen-ready.

However, she also addresses the fact that there is a significant skills gap and that she believes that there is a lot to be done to make the industry more attractive.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Christopher Mowry, CEO of Type One Energy and Chair of the Fusion Industry Association, about why he believes fusion is finally ready to take its place in the energy mix and why the power source is the ‘vaccine of climate change’.

“It causes me to consider how the world mobilised to develop a vaccine against Covid and when the chips were down, government worked with private sector and academia to produce in one year, something that usually takes a decade.”

Mowry explains that the technology exists, but as with the Covid response, we now need the social mobilisation and acknowledgement to really drive fusion acceptance and deployment.

“Theres no practical way to achieve net zero globally in the energy space without fusion being part of the future energy mix,” stated Mowry.

Despite the technological maturity, Mowry explains there are still policy and supply chain developments needed to make fusion a reality. However, he is optimistic that the first pilot fusion power plant under contract will be finalised by the end of this decade, putting fusion electrons on the power grid by the mid 2030s.

Unpacking the latest trends, Earl talks about turboexpanders, a specific kind of power generating equipment that converts pressure energy into electricity through an inlet and outlet. Unlike combustion turbines, this technology has no ignition, which means there are no CO2, NOx or SOx emissions.

Earl explains that this power generation equipment is not only carbon friendly, but that the levelized cost of electricity generated is also competitive contributing to a strong business case.

This episode is brought to you by Sapphire Technologies; which develops, manufactures, and sells energy recovery systems for hydrogen and natural gas industrial applications.

Many utilities are integrating utility-scale and residential distributed energy resources (DERs) into their electric grids at an unprecedented pace.

Meanwhile, the time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology they use for communications in intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) such as relays and remote terminal units (RTUs) approaching end-of-life. In response to these changes, more and more utilities are turning to IEC 61850 to introduce automation and digitalisation to their electric grids.

This episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast is brought to you by Nokia, a multinational B2B technology innovation leader in networking, powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, providing leading end-to-end grid communications and analytics solutions to meet the unique mission-critical needs of power and water utilities and renewable energy.

Cavada spoke to the progress being made in achieving greener power generation, making it clear that all, rather than a select few technologies will help us achieve our energy transition goals. He emphasised that renewable energy is disrupting our energy system, but that this disruption can be managed by making incremental changes, changes that must be driven by unified action. Without unity, stressed Cavada, we can not meet our net zero goals. 

“The amount of change is to be massive… change of the patterns of behaviour of the society, and to do that we need to change politics… this is something individual countries, cities, companies can not do by themselves…"

Listen to the full episode to learn more about Javier Cavada's view on how to shift from a hydrocarbon-heavy energy system while maximising existing assets, and how the war in Ukraine has emphasised energy sovereignty and impacted decarbonisation. Also, Cavada shares his book recommendations, which may surprise you.  

Javier Cavada will be speaking at Enlit Europe taking place in Paris, 28-30 Nov, where he will be discussing Europe’s gas and hydrogen strategies to achieve energy transition. 

While all eyes are on renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, nuclear’s role in the energy mix is evolving quickly.

And even though there seems little doubt about the role of nuclear power as a source of clean power and flexible capacity, the evolving and increasingly complex energy system means digitalisation will become critical to ensuring nuclear capacity is maximised.

“We have to take into account that this global system is going to be more complex, more decentralised with several actors, and that the stability is going to need to have all these actors, all these different players working together. In that respect, digital systems for grid management are absolutely necessary.”

Bernard Salha

Listen to this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast to hear from Salha about the role of nuclear power, its integration with the power grid, as well as the new technologies making decentralised systems a reality.

Don't miss out on a special discount for our Energy Transitions Podcast listeners: To receive your 25% discount on an Enlit Europe Summit delegate pass, visit www.enlit-europe.com/registerpod and enter the podcast discount code provided in this episode on the payment page. We look forward to seeing you in Paris.

While South Africa is not yet regulating the shift to SF₆ free switchgear, Laing is pre-empting this inevitable step and ensuring his municipal district is not only ahead of the curve, but setting the standard for sustainability.

Leon is responsible for the municipality’s electric planning and design where forward-thinking for assets of this cost and nature is critical. This forward-thinking has led to the Drakenstein Municipality being the first in Africa to install and operate Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT switchgear with pure air technology and digital connectivity.

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First African SF6-free switchgear installed in South Africa

This episode is brought to you by Schneider Electric, a French multinational company specialising in digital automation and energy management. It addresses homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries, by combining energy technologies, real-time automation, software, and services.

Van Hoof emphasises the human elements at the heart of our shift to net zero. Understanding how a new energy system will impact people’s daily lives, promoting energy literacy, as well as encouraging buy in and commitment from people, not only governments and corporations, are critical elements of a successful transition.

This transition is a complex balancing act between many moving parts, according to van Hoof, and a marshalled, collective effort will be necessary to bring it all together.

“Managing energy transitions is as complicated as upgrading a Swiss precision clock without first stopping it from working. Collective collaboration of all the moving parts is key.”

Don't miss out on a special discount for our Energy Transitions Podcast listeners: To receive your 25% discount on an Enlit Europe Summit delegate pass, visit www.enlit-europe.com/registerpod and enter the podcast discount code provided in this episode on the payment page. We look forward to seeing you in Paris.

There are several new innovative technologies making an impact to decarbonise the heating space, such as deep geothermal, solar geothermal, and harnessing of waste heat. To learn more about how these technologies are making an impact and driving decarbonisation efforts, Pamela Largue speaks to Dr Andrej Jentsch, Programme Manager of the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on District Heating and Cooling.

Additional resources:
REA: resource exergy analysis – Calculation guide for energy systems, including district heating and cooling
IEA Technology Collaboration Platform on District Heating and Cooling
IEA: Tracking Clean Energy Progress report

Jentsch, who mainly works for the AGFW, an association promoting district heating and cooling and combined heat and power, delves into why our progress (or lack thereof) is a matter of will and why we can not achieve our efficiency goals without a systems perspective and a sound measuring and analysis methodology.

“We often forget that using all the waste heat that we have, we just have to collect it, it’s even easier to get to that heat than to geothermal…while some argue waste heat is not renewable, it’s very good for the climate…” - Dr Andrej Jentsch

Ceres, a UK-headquartered climate technology developer, recently won the 2023 MacRobert Engineering Award.

The award celebrates innovation that makes an impact, and Ceres’ reversible fuel cell technology, capable of generating power from a range of different fuels, is doing just that, explains Hargrove.

“We, over 20 years, have been developing this technology that is in this goldilocks temperature range, which is about 600 degrees …they become a lot more efficient than the low temperature fuel cells…In an industrial application, efficiency matters…"

In this Energy Transitions Podcast episode, Hargrove also unpacks the potential of fuel cells to decarbonise hard to abate sectors and discusses the importance of establishing an effective supply chain, making fuel cells at an affordable price and ensuring they are fit for purpose.

The question is this, does nuclear need a rebrand? Will the industry’s reputation negatively impact its future and how can we use the lessons learned from the past to ensure we don’t make the same mistakes in the future.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue is joined by Yves Desbazeille, director general of NuclearEurope, to explore whether it’s possible to give nuclear power an image makeover.

To listen to other episodes: https://www.enlit.world/podcasts/energy-transitions/

 Behind the meter, energy efficiency and demand response projects, in particular, could make a significant contribution towards lowering the carbon footprint of buildings and the infrastructure that connects them. However, barriers to project development and finance must be overcome in order to spur progress towards net zero and empower all players, especially small and medium sized enterprises.

 In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Yusuf Latief spoke to Jessica Stromback, CEO of Joule Assets and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Energy Finance Association (SEFA), regarding the practical steps to figuring out financing and bringing net-zero projects to life.

To listen to other episodes: https://www.enlit.world/podcasts/energy-transitions/

However, some argue that the VCM lacks standardisation, regulation and credibility, allows organisations to continue emitting greenhouse gasses rather than reducing emissions, and facilitates double counting.

To cut through the complexities of the VCM and understand how to tap into the benefits this market has to offer, Pamela Largue spoke to Luke Leslie, CEO at carbon project financier Carbon Neutral Royalty.  

But are these measures enough to keep Europe competitive and progressing adequately towards net zero? And more specifically, what would a copper shortage mean for the continent’s decarbonisation journey?  

To explore the consequences of the copper crunch and unpack strategies to strengthen the supply chain, Pamela Largue speaks to Layla Sawyer - Secretary General - currENT Europe.

As the world faces a time of economic strain with high inflation and volatile markets, sustainability could fall further down the priority list, putting decarbonisation targets at risk.

To highlight the importance of circularity, as well as why sustainable business models are critical to maintaining a competitive edge and ensuring a robust supply chain, Pamela Largue speaks to Ionut Farcas, Senior Vice President, Europe & International Hub, Power Products Division at  .

“It's completely nonsense to throw away something that is good...doing harm to our earth just to have new things. Circularity, it's one of the things that jointly as an ecosystem we need to accelerate." - Ionut Farcas

My colleague Patrick Bauduin speaks with Ahmet Özbeyin, Head of Growth and Planning of Enerjisa Commodities, about the changing market dynamics in the South Eastern European region and how Enerjisa is preparing for the region’s future energy landscape.

Pamela Largue has a candid conversation with Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of Eurelectric, about whether we are on track to meet the 1.5 degree goal, the impact of the war in Ukraine and the importance of protecting our grids from physical, military, and cyber threats.

Ruby unpacks the new threat landscape and the radical resilience needed to mitigate these threats and talks about how to unlock a significant uptick in investments needed to speed up the pace of change in the sector. 

“If it was just about integrating renewables and connecting a lot of heat pumps, that was the challenge a few years ago. Now on top of that we have a military threat dimension, a very present threat of sabotage that we need to integrate into this.”

“Security of supply is the new prerequisite for delivering on net zero – system reliability becomes a critical climate objective”

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Connecting the Dots report

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At this stage of the green hydrogen game, it is critical to invest wisely in the necessary infrastructure and create the required demand to spur development.

To unpack the intricacies of how to build a functional hydrogen economy, Pamela Largue speaks to Professor Dr Emmanouil Kakaras, Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA.

Prof. Kakaras shares his insights into how to create demand to justify the infrastructure development needed to feed the market and the importance of leveraging industrial use cases to this end.

“Demand creation has to happen where green hydrogen is the most competitive substitute”

Prof Kakaras also explains the disruptive impact of green hydrogen on the power generation and gas turbine markets, giving us examples of exciting demonstration projects such as the MHI Takasago plant in Japan. It’s home to a variety of electrolysers, storage, compression and hydrogen-fired gas turbines and according to Prof Kakaras, it’s the ‘Disneyland of the hydrogen research’. 

The Power Generation industry, providing energy to the whole economy, is the first in line to achieve full decarbonisation. Every scenario towards net zero requires a massive electrification of society along with a transformation of our means to generate power in the upcoming 10 years. Power generation companies are hence seeking solutions to improve efficiency, lower environmental harm, and reliably diagnose problems to tackle maintenance costs.

This episode is brought to you by Metroscope, a Software as a Service company with offices in France, Germany and the US. The company is committed to creating the best software for monitoring and diagnostics for industrial customers. They believe in sober and conscious industrial facilities, leveraging AI and Operating Experience to improve process efficiency, tackle maintenance costs and fight C02 emissions.

District self-balancing: a way of coordinating flexible use of electricity loads, distributed generation and energy storage.

Consumption balancing provides an interesting case study of enabling both energy communities to come online while providing new avenues of flexible congestion management for utilities.

Yusuf Latief spoke to Simon Anderson, CEO of The Traxis Group and chair of SmartEn’s Active Buildings and Neighbourhood’s Committee to find out how district self-balancing will play a critical role in our future energy system.

"One approach that is being considered by several DSOs is the centralisation of data and control...I think this is going to be an awful lot harder than it sounds and could give rise to major data security concerns..."

Simon Anderson

To tell us more about these green energy marvels, I am joined by Jacob Østergaard, Professor and Head of Division, Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark.

That was the bottom line of a report from Wärtsilä that focuses on managing system imbalances of a renewable-based energy system.

To discuss the report’s findings in more detail and to unpack measures needed to attract investments into flexible power, Pamela Largue spoke to Anja Frada, chief operating officer, Wärtsilä Energy.

Frada delves into the importance of creating a technology agnostic capability market and improving price transparency.

She also talks about why we can be hopeful about the next decade, what challenges need to be addressed and how we go about mitigating risks to our energy system of the future.

Resources: Energy Market Redesign: For a Decarbonised Europe

It’s a critical piece of real estate and it’s the centre of Statkrafts renewed strategic focus on offshore wind.

David Flood, Senior Vice President Offshore Wind at Statkraft, explains why the Norwegian hydropower giant has returned to offshore wind and is now working to position itself as an industrial developer and operator in the sector.