In this Energy Transitions podcast episode, Nils Beenen of Uniper explains the critical role of well-designed, long-term gas PPAs in Europe’s path to decarbonisation.

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.

To find out more about how gas is playing an instrumental role in Europe’s decarbonisation journey, Pamela Largue spoke to Fabrice Vigneron, Chief Technical Officer at GRDF, and Chair of the Distribution Committee of the International Gas Union (IGU).

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 of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Sébastien Ruiz, CEO of EDF International Networks, to gain unique insights into how his team is dealing with the challenges of an increasingly digital world, and why data is indispensable in meeting these challenges.

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 of the Energy Transitions Podcast, recorded at Enlit Europe in Bilbao, Milena Roveda, CEO at Gauss Fusion tells Kelvin Ross why her ambition to build the first of several commercial fusion plants by 2040 is grounded in realism and methodically-planned process.

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.”

In this Energy Transitions podcast, Javier Vaquerizo of ContourGlobal, talks about how their rebrand is positioning them favourably in a complex IPP landscape.
In this episode, you will learn more about:

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.

The Bełchatów coal power plant in Poland is the largest lignite-fired power station in Europe and one of the biggest single sources of carbon emissions on the continent.

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.

Resilience is the buzzword on everyone’s lips following blackouts this year across Europe. The question everyone wants an answer to is: how do we prevent such catastrophes from happening again?

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 Energy Transitions podcast, Jeremy Hetzel of Kraken explores how distribution networks are transforming into digital ecosystems and what DSOs must do to stay ahead.

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.