From Risk to Reward : Why Innovation at the Distribution Level Can’t Wait

“The cost of inaction is higher than the cost of action” as was rightly stated in the Affordable Energy Action Plan, published by the European Commission on 26 February 2025. If Europe does not act to build the grid capacity that is needed, the consequences for European competitiveness and decarbonization will be detrimental. Nevertheless, the widescale deployment of innovative grid technologies at the distribution level is facing incentives and regulations that do not sufficiently encourage system operators to deploy new technologies, or promote perceived ‘risk taking’. Overcoming these perceived deployment risks is essential to unleash the full potential of innovative grid technologies.  

Diving deeper into this topic, CurrENT invites you to a two-hour online webinar on 23 April, 10 – 12 CEST, discussing CurrENT’s recently updated ‘Recommendations for the deployment of DSO projects’, focusing on how to overcome the perceived risk of deploying technologies to support the deployment of a range of available innovative grid technologies. For this updated edition, CurrENT has expanded the scope of technologies as well as adding more detail and case studies to the existing technologies. Several DSOs have been invited to present their own case studies, focusing on their specific needs and available solutions, as well as their experiences with managing risks and regulations associated with the implementation of innovative grid technologies into the grid. Energy experts will provide their perspective on how such risks can be managed and regulation improved to support deploying innovation.