Ørsted at The Economist Sustainability Week

Our expert speaker at the 11th annual Sustainability Week

This year’s Economist Impact Sustainability Week, incorporating the Energy Transition Summit, focused on catalysing climate technology innovation to secure and stabilise grid. The event brought together industry leaders sharing insights and practical solutions for driving action on sustainability.

You can learn more about the event here

Our panel speaker at the Economist Impact Energy Transition Summit

Richard Bodal Hansen, &#216;rsted’s Director of UK External Affairs

Richard Bodal-Hansen
Director of External Affairs, UK

Richard joined a panel of experts to discuss:

The great electrification gamble: can the grid keep up?
Electrification is surging across transport, heating and industry. But is today’s grid ready for the coming demand shock? Will investments in long-duration storage, new transmission and demand flexibility be enough—or will political resistance, permitting delays and cost pressures make grid failures inevitable? What strategies can ensure electrification leads to net zero, not zero power?

Watch the panel discussion in full below.

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