The final episode of Powering Through, The smarter E podcast’s special feature series, takes a look forward, by looking back. It revisits the most compelling insights and recurring themes from the wide-ranging conversations that shaped the series.

The key highlights include:

-       How solar power is meeting surging electricity demand, and, when coupled with energy storage, delivering reliable, affordable energy in emerging economies

-       The challenges of scaling solar deployment in Europe, and the growing need for flexibility and storage

-       How battery energy storage can strengthen electricity networks, with lessons from the April 28 Iberian blackout

-       The future of flexibility in Europe and the market reforms needed to unlock it

-       Hurdles in battery manufacturing and increasing industry capabilities

-       The rapid growth of e-mobility, China’s expanding EV adoption and exports, and the role of electric transport in supporting renewable integration

-       The rise of China’s PV manufacturing dominance and the importance of global collaboration

The episode also takes listeners onto The smarter E trade show floor to capture fresh perspectives from attendees – what they learned, what surprised them, and which developments they see as having the greatest impact.

Abigail Ross Hopper is the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade organization for America's solar and storage industry.

Julian Jansen is the Growth and Market Development Director for the EMEA region at Fluence. He has spent his career in the clean energy sector, with a strong focus on advancing energy storage and technology.

Walburga Hemetsberger has been the CEO of SolarPower Europe since 2019. She has been working in Brussels for more than 20 years, predominantly in the energy sector.

Josefin Berg is a Research & Analysis Manager for Solar & Energy Storage at S&P Global Commodity Insights.

Ivan Saha is the CEO of Renewable Manufacturing at Reliance Infrastructure (Rinfra).

Adele Zhao is the Head of Marketing, Product & Service, Europe, for Solar Energy & Storage, at Trina Solar. She has been with the company for 16 years and has been based in its Zurich, Switzerland office since 2015.

Thomas Raffeiner is the founder and CEO of The Mobility House. His goal is a zero-emission energy and mobility future at no cost for all of us to achieve this net-zero vision.

Gerard Reid is a leading global expert and financier in the energy transition space.

Martin Green is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales and a globally recognised leader in solar technology.