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The power grid – bottleneck of the energy transition?

On our way towards a greener #energy landscape, we tend to forget the backbone of the #EnergyTransition: The power #grid. In order to avoid it becoming the bottleneck of the transition, we need to swiftly make it fit for tomorrow’s purpose. How? Read my reflections in the current Autumn issue of Energy Focus (p. 30), a magazine from EIC (Energy Industries Council)

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The need for permitting reform legislation

Today, Siemens Energy joined other industry leaders from across the energy value chain calling on the U.S. Congress to swiftly to pass comprehensive, bipartisan permitting legislation in a letter organised by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES).

The energy transition is dependent on a modernized and resilient grid. Increasing clarity on permitting timelines and processes will help new projects that enable the transition to come online faster. We look forward to continuing to work with policymakers as they debate this important issue.

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Leadership Insights with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

The transmission grid is the backbone of the #EnergyTransition, and a key component within a reliable, resilient, and #sustainable energy system. I was delighted to speak to the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center about its importance – particularly in the U.S., where much of the grid needs to be upgraded and extended in the near future.

Thanks Landon Derentz for hosting and the great conversation! The full interview is available here:

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Together we can meet the challenges of the energy transition in the US

The previous week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., and had the privilege of meeting with numerous Members of Congress. It was an opportunity to discuss the issues concerning Siemens Energy and our more than 12,000 colleagues in the United States.

The U.S. is our largest single-country market. That means the policies made on Capitol Hill have a global impact on our company and customers. My main message to U.S. lawmakers on this trip: the #energytransition will not happen overnight. But for it to happen at all, the #partnership between the public and private sector must be strong. Industry needs a permitting process that provides certainty. We must enhance the reliability and resiliency of the #grid as more #renewables come online. And we need to build a pipeline of #skilledworkers that can power our sector for decades.

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There is no green energy transition without transmission

By Tim Holt, Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director at Siemens Energy

Renewable power is the basis of the #energytransition to meet net zero. But its impact can only be realized if one vital element is in place: a robust grid network.

However, to accelerate the global energy transition, governments and business leaders need to work together to make #sustainability investible. Only if we improve the framework conditions and auction mechanisms, for example, will we create the conditions needed for a successful turnaround.

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An increasingly delicate balancing act: the US grid and the energy transition

By Tim Holt, Member of the Executive Board and Labor Director at Siemens Energy

The fast transition to clean energy is crucial to our future. As I say in this article, it is also certain that to build a decarbonized energy landscape, we must work together to build a resilient grid as its reliable backbone. No one company, government or person can do it alone. We need to work together to manage the complex transformation of the energy landscape.

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