Software is crucial to managing the growing complexity of power grids, as the session on DSOs made clear today. As moderator Carolina Vereda, Endesa and Chair of Eurelectric Working Group Regulation & Network Customers, reminded the audience, during yesterday’s audience interactions securing grid investment consistently topped polls.  A presentation by...
Five years already! This is a happy birthday for the Electrification Alliance. Formed in 2017 to advocate for the recognition of electricity as the key energy carrier for an efficient and decarbonised European future. Avere, Eurelectric, the European Copper Institute, the European Heat Pump Association, SolarPower Europe and WindEurope gathered...
Climate change. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Energy security at risk. Customers feeling the pinch of high fossil fuel prices. The pressure to decarbonise Europe and become energy independent is mounting. What future for the power sector envisage top industry CEOs? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened the door to a...
Digitalisation is changing how we supply, buy, and interact with electricity. This means that data will become increasingly important to the everyday operations of utilities and their customers. For this reason, Eurelectric dedicated a Power Talk on Day 1 to how digital services are changing service offerings and business models...
Hydrogen is one of the most talked about technologies in the energy transition, with the potential to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors. In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has significantly increased its hydrogen production and import targets, yet currently 95% of the gas is produced from...
The energy crisis is looming large in the minds of Europeans. While policymakers grapple with measures to alleviate the pressure on consumers this begs the question: are energy prices changing the investment game? The 40% year-on-year energy price inflation has exposed the drawbacks of Europe’s reliance on fossil fuel imports....
It’s amazing the difference a year makes. In the almost 12 months since our last Power Summit, Europe has witnessed spiralling energy prices and the outbreak of war. Game Changers – the theme of this year’s conference – could not be more relevant! On 15 and 16 June, leaders of...
