Hybrid AC/DC grids combine the strengths of alternating and direct current technologies to accelerate electrification and support the energy transition. By integrating renewable sources such as offshore wind and solar power, these grids increase cross-border capacity, reduce congestion and losses, and encourage innovation.
How can DC technology speed up electrification while cutting costs and ensuring reliability? Which regulatory and standardisation gaps hinder deployment and interoperability? And how can digital control, real-time data, and cybersecurity enhance resilience and security of supply?
The webinar, organised by the THEUS, InterSCADA and DCforEU projects on 8 June from 10.00 to 12.00 CEST, will address these questions and explore how hybrid AC/DC infrastructure can ensure a clean, secure, and competitive Energy Union.
Check out the agenda and register here.
Agenda:
- 10.00 – 10.05: Welcome by Moderator Paola Mazzucchelli, CIRCE
- 10.05 – 10.15: Keynote speech by Eric Lecomte, Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission
- 10.15 – 10.45: Presentations on the challenges and bottlenecks facing European grids with brief introductions of the projects THEUS, InterSCADA and DCforEU
- 10.45 – 11.35: Industry leaders, grid operations, decision-makers will explore cost-effective ways to modernize Europe’s grids while maintaining reliability, accommodating a higher electrification rate, integrating a growing share of renewables and contributing to lower costs for consumers.
Panel discussion with:- Paola Mazzucchelli (CIRCE)
- Efthimia Chassioti (IPTO)
- Daniel Vig (Energy Storage Europe)
- Dirk Van Herten (KULeuven/DCforEU)
- Alberto Dognini (EPRI Europe/InterSCADA)
- 11.35 – 11.50: Open Q&A with the audience
- 11.50 – 12.00: Closing remarks by the Moderator
This event has been registered as a Sustainable Energy Day.
