Energy Transitions

Applying grid resilience lessons from Spain's blackout

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Pamela Largue speaks with José Luis Adanero López, Head of Planning, Regulation & Investment Office at Iberdrola and Simona Rossetti, Senior VP of sales Europe for Grid Technologies at Siemens Energy. López and Rossetti explore the causes and aftermath of the Spanish blackout, as well as the critical roles of grid inertia, regulatory stability, and strategic investment to build a resilient energy grid in Europe.

In this episode you will learn more about:

  • How the energy transition is causing a heightened need for resilience strategies,
  • Lessons learned from the Spanish blackout and how to transform those lessons into actions,
  • The impact of eliminating fossil fuels and the loss of rotating mass,
  • The hidden challenges of introducing renewables into the system,
  • Regulatory strategies to improve grid resilience,
  • How to direct investment to ensure a more proactive rather than reactive approach to grid resilience,
  • The role of digitalisation in grid stability.
    • ...more
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