Policy is the ultimate driver of change, setting out near-term changes to achieve longer-term benefits. In this episode, we discuss the thinking behind European policy on decarbonisation and how this makes its way down to national policy and implementation. What are the key policies in play at the moment, the key targets they are driving, and how do we see these being realised in various sectors (electricity transport, heat, agriculture)?

Joining Paddy Finn are Brian Leddin, Green Party TD and Chair of Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change, and Dr. Tanya Harrington, Chairperson Renewable Energy Ireland and Senior Advisor at Just Climate. Together the panel discuss the ancillary benefits of decarbonisation, such as energy security and local job creation, as well as the challenges faced by politicians as they strive to act in the long-term interest of society.

The Electricity Exchange is a series of discussions hosted by Dr Paddy Finn, VIOTAS CEO & CTO. Together with industry experts, Paddy and guests analyse and discuss a wide variety of topics related to electricity, the energy landscape and what the future may look like.

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Investing in electricity system assets and service provision was historically a well-trodden path, resulting in well-understood deterministic outcomes. However, the electricity system/market is currently in a significant state of flux, and certain prices (e.g., Fast Frequency Response) have been linked to conditions that are outside of the control of the service provider.

In this episode of The Electricity Exchange, we look at how investors are managing this uncertainty. We attempt to understand the key investment signals that are deemed essential to the delivery of the energy systems that underpin national targets, while also discussing related issues such as planning, environmental restrictions, grid connections, and community engagement that stand serve as practical barriers to delivering on our decarbonisation targets.

Joining Paddy Finn are Eddie O'Connor, Chairman of the Board at Supernode, and John Mullins, Executive Chairman at Amarenco. Together the panel discuss the level of investment that is being directed towards decarbonisation and delivering a highly renewable, but reliable electricity system, and the cost and benefits attached to it.

The Electricity Exchange is a series of discussions hosted by Dr Paddy Finn, VIOTAS CEO & CTO. Together with industry experts, Paddy and guests analyse and discuss a wide variety of topics related to electricity, the energy landscape and what the future may look like.

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The electricity system is losing key characteristics inherent in conventional generation, which have underpinned the operation of power grids since their inception - highly available, highly controllable, high inertia. These characteristics now need to be supplemented by other methods.

In this episode of The Electricity Exchange, we discuss how, enabled by technology, electricity customers can serve as a flexible source of these characteristics and form a key part of the mosaic of solutions needed to decarbonise, while delivering value back to said customers.

Joining Paddy Finn are Ellen Diskin, Head of the National Network, Local Connections Programme at ESB Networks, and Jon Sedgwick, Head of Market Operations at VIOTAS. Together the panel discuss how this traditionally one-way system must become a smart two-way relationship between generation and demand, through Demand Response participation and enhanced grid flexibility.

The Electricity Exchange is a series of discussions hosted by Dr Paddy Finn, VIOTAS CEO & CTO. Together with industry experts, Paddy and guests analyse and discuss a wide variety of topics related to electricity, the energy landscape and what the future may look like.

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