The innovative partners behind Project TraDER have taken live a local market for excess power on the Orkney islands, successfully delivering real-time trading between renewable generation and local flexibility and using real-time markets to resolve constraints behind an Active Network Management system.

DSOs and TSOs across Europe may feel overwhelmed by the huge scale of change that the transition requires, so how do they plan to manage this in practical terms?

• The challenges of coordinating different assets from large-scale generation to wind, solar, hydro, EVs, domestic storage and importance of distributed energy
• How networks are tackling the challenge of data and digitalisation
• How the RIIO-ED2 process is offering greater opportunity to pause and re-think our approach
• Harnessing the ability of all DNO/DSO businesses to best support our customers and communities
• Learnings from the UK market for the rest of Europe

Despite the urgency of climate action and the popularity of ESG as an investment theme, scaling cleantech start-ups remains challenging. Meanwhile, incumbent energy companies struggle to adapt to a cleaner future at a pace demanded  by their constituents. Energy Impact Partners (EIP) was formed to address this challenge. With over $1.5bn under management, we invest in the most innovative start-ups supporting the energy transition and connect them with our coalition of over 20 major utilities from across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. This presentation will highlight the technologies and business models EIP believes are critical for a clean energy future, and why strategic capital will play a crucial role in their success.