Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
The momentum is electric. EVs now outsell petrol cars in the EU. Heat pumps are rebounding. And over 50% of Europe’s power already comes from wind, solar and hydro. So, how can Europe fire up the charge to become a clean energy superpower; driven to strengthen energy security, lower the cost of KWs boosting competitiveness, and reducing exposure to a volatile LNG market at the same time?
That is the question and the opportunity.
But momentum alone won’t carry us across the chasm. Rapid electrification demands more than clean generation. As the Hamburg Declaration outlines, it demands interconnection. Faster permitting. Smart grids. Long-duration storage. System flexibility. Speed. How do we flip the switch, break barriers, align action and supercharge Europe’s first electrostates, now?
Speakers:
Dhara Vyas, Chief Executive, Energy UK
Eva Riesenhuber, Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens
Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Oxford
Annika Ramsköld, Vice President of Sustainability, Vattenfall
Moderated by Mariam Zaidi, Journalist and broadcaster
The momentum is electric. EVs now outsell petrol cars in the EU. Heat pumps are rebounding. And over 50% of Europe’s power already comes from wind, solar and hydro. So, how can Europe fire up the charge to become a clean energy superpower; driven to strengthen energy security, lower the cost of KWs boosting competitiveness, and reducing exposure to a volatile LNG market at the same time?
That is the question and the opportunity.
But momentum alone won’t carry us across the chasm. Rapid electrification demands more than clean generation. As the Hamburg Declaration outlines, it demands interconnection. Faster permitting. Smart grids. Long-duration storage. System flexibility. Speed. How do we flip the switch, break barriers, align action and supercharge Europe’s first electrostates, now?
Speakers:
Dhara Vyas, Chief Executive, Energy UK
Eva Riesenhuber, Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens
Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Oxford
Annika Ramsköld, Vice President of Sustainability, Vattenfall
Moderated by Mariam Zaidi, Journalist and broadcaster
