Energy Transitions Podcast: Why Markus Rauramo sees technology neutrality as vital for EU energy policy

To achieve Europe's decarbonisation goals, it is as important to have ambitious and robust policies as it is to have different technologies in the toolbox.

In this Energy Transitions podcast episode, Brussels Editor and Host of the EU Energy Projects Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou, talks to Markus Rauramo, the CEO and President of Finnish energy giant Fortum and the Vice-President of Eurelectric, about Europe's road to net zero, policy robustness and the importance of technological neutrality to achieve the ambitious decarbonisation targets.

On a windy day at the Eurelectric Power Summit in Athens, they discussed:

• How ambitious EU energy policy provides incentives to energy companies;
• Why cyber security is increasingly important for the security of supply;
• How Fortum is planning for increased renewable energy integration onto the network and what role storage would play;
• What technologies are needed to ensure uninterrupted power to heavy industries;
• The different nuclear energy technologies that could assist in achieving decarbonisation goals;
• What the energy sector can learn from the Nordics.

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