Data as the building blocks of future energy architecture

Posted on: 13 January 2022

Laurent Schmitt, Chair of the Digital Taskforce SmartEn and CEO of Dcbel Europe talks about the crucial role of digitalisation in Europe's energy transition and achieving net zero.

Laurent Schmitt, Chair of the Digital Taskforce SmartEn and CEO of Dcbel Europe, talks to Areti Ntaradimou, Editor Smart Energy International & Content Director Enlit Europe, about the crucial role of digitalisation in Europe's energy transition and achieving net zero.

Schmitt explains data as key elements of future energy architecture and emphasises the importance of new laws relating to consumer data protection and data interoperability in the energy space.

He talks about overcoming the technical challenges behind unlocking and sharing data via open interfaces and ensuring markets and price signals are moved closer to real time, to manage the intermittency of renewables and ensure a transparent energy system.

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