Episodes

  • The Software-Driven Grid, Explained
    Dec 18 2025

    Mandana White speaks with Stefan Hufnagl, Industry Specialist Energy at COPA-DATA, on virtual substations, grid expansion, and easing complexity for utilities.

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    13 mins
  • Why Battery Storage Is Becoming the Grid’s New Backbone
    Dec 17 2025

    Mandana catches up with Kristofer Fröjd of Ellevio AB to explore why battery storage is rapidly becoming a critical element of modern grid strategy.

    Catch Kristofer again at SGT-26 in Paris this March, where we continue the conversation live on stage.

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    10 mins
  • AI, Regulation and the New Grid
    Dec 5 2025

    Kristofer Fröjd, Senior VP of Strategy & Business Development at Ellevio AB, joins Mandana White to unpack how AI, regulation, and new tech are driving the energy transition.

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    15 mins
  • Software-Defined Substations
    Dec 2 2025

    Mandana White talks to Peter Hemmer of Grid to Great about how “digitise–centralise–virtualise” is transforming substation protection and control, and what it unlocks for future-ready grids.

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    19 mins
  • Virtualising Grid Protection with Eutoenergy
    Dec 2 2025

    Mandana White sits down with Ali Karademir, Co-Founder and CEO of Eutoenergy, to explore how virtualised protection and automation are reshaping the power grid. From interoperability to modernisation, discover how vPAC is redefining the future of digital substations.

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    10 mins
  • Making the Grid Explainable
    Dec 2 2025

    Can AI make the power grid truly explainable? Svein Harald Olsen of Statnett tells Mandana White how Talk2PowerSystem uses CIM, Knowledge Graphs, and AI to turn data complexity into clarity.

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    10 mins
  • Decarbonising Power - Ireland’s Race to a Cleaner Grid
    Dec 2 2025

    Mandana White speaks with John Reilly, Head of Renewable Energy at BnM, about Ireland’s path to decarbonisation, the slow pace of renewables, and how the grid can accelerate the clean energy transition.

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    19 mins
  • Breaking Gridlock: Congestion Solutions for a Saturated Grid
    Oct 30 2025

    The Dutch grid is reaching its limits, but innovative, integrated BESS solutions could unlock a smarter, more flexible future.

    Jeff Kartanegara of Alliander explains to Mandana White how new models and private investment can break the gridlock.

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    17 mins