CuRen’s Post

Attended the launch of Business Finland's Flexible Energy Programme yesterday and it was such a great opportunity to hear from several experts, executives, and government representatives on the future of decarbonised energy systems and markets that are highly distributed, intermittent, and renewables-powered. The highlight of the event was the panel discussion with representatives from LUT, Hytrade, Merus Power and Merinova that covered future trends, challenges, and opportunities of building a flexible energy system. Finnish companies have strong expertise and potential to become European and global leaders in this field, through collaboration across technologies, industries, and bridging the gap between innovative research and commercialisation. Some key lessons for myself: 1. Customers and markets are trending towards flexible energy assets that can participate in varied revenue streams concurrently with minimal capex 2. Systemic-level challenges such as decarbonising the entire energy industry can and should be broken down into smaller problems that are addressable by easy-to-deploy minimum viable solutions. 3. R&D will always play a key role in creating new technologies and enabling business models in flexible energy systems, but R&D must be industry focused and market-centered such that SMEs & startups can develop investable and value-creating solutions. Last but not least, a hearty congratulations to Jussi Åkerberg and his team for the successful launch of FES programme. CuRen and myself look forward to collaborating closely with the programme and Business Finland, to accelerate the energy transition in Finland & Europe through our copper-based BESS technologies. #Finland #energymarkets #renewables #BESS #decarbonisation