In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast in partnership with Voltalis, Pamela Largue talks to Sebastien Condom, Senior Vice-President, Head of International Business at Voltalis, about why demand response is such a critical part of meeting our flexibility and decarbonisation goals.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• Why demand response will play an integral part in our future energy system;
• Key hurdles to and enablers of scaling demand response;
• The influence of market design, trade restrictions, policy frameworks and aggregator participation;
• The importance of the wholesale market in providing line of sight on revenues;
• The importance of effective data collection and management;
• Why demand response needs to be people-centred;
• Understanding how demand response is done at Voltalis and why the technology and business model are unique;
• Identify case studies that show tangible benefits of effective demand strategies;
• The importance of partnerships and collaboration to ensure successful demand response strategy rollout.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue talks to Josh Shimali, Head of Onshore Underwriting at renewables insurance firm GCube, about the growing complexities of the insurance landscape. Shimali also highlights the key trends emerging from the past decade of renewables construction claims, highlighted in GCube's latest report.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Key findings of the report, Arrested Development: Managing complex claims in the boom-and-bust world of renewables construction,
• Understanding the ‘boom and bust’ cycles and the pressure they place on developers, contractors and the supply chain,
• Top causes of onshore and offshore losses,
• How to minimise developer risk,
• Strategies to boost project success amidst extreme weather, contractor error and tech failure,
• How to ensure sustainable insurance models, and
• Lessons from past projects that are crucial for future success.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Kim Getgen, CEO and Founder of InnovationForce, about how to navigate this unknown landscape in a strategic way that creates value for utilities. Getgen also unpacks the necessary elements for an innovation ecosystem that will ultimately modernise technology, business processes and the future of work.

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

• How utilities can navigate bureaucracy and mitigate innovation risk
• Avoiding the trap of continuous improvement
• How to maximise available budgets
• Establishing innovation mindsets and creative agility and overcoming status quo thinking
• Achieving strategic alignment with the utility leadership
• Understanding why the lack of collaboration between the US and Europe is a failed opportunity

Kim Getgen will be moderating a panel at Enlit Europe in Milan, from 22-24 October. Join the session, Unblocking Europe's Innovation Pipeline, to learn more about how to ensure Europe's innovation ecosystem functions properly.