At Future of Utilities: Energy Transition in Amsterdam, Joanne talks to Tim Van Amstel from E.ON One to explore one of the most pressing questions in energy right now: how do we translate big ambition into real-world execution?
Tim outlines the scale of change underway. The energy landscape is shifting on both sides of the equation; supply is becoming more decentralised (think rooftop solar and wind farms replacing fossil fuel giants), while demand is evolving just as fast as consumers become what Tim calls “flexumers,” producing and consuming energy, often with an electric vehicle in the mix too. Managing that complexity, he argues, is where digitisation becomes the glue that holds the whole transition together.
The conversation also gets into the unique power of the corporate and scale-up relationship; something E.ON One was built to bridge. Big utilities bring regulatory knowledge, customer scale and reliability. Scale-ups bring talent, agility and world-class technology. Together, Tim believes, they can close the gap between ambition and delivery.
And when it comes to priorities for the year ahead? His answer is clear: flexibility. A topic so broad that, as he puts it, ask 20 people at a major energy conference what it means and you’ll get 20 different answers. But beneath that complexity sits a real and urgent need - one that E.ON One is actively working to solve.
A genuinely energising conversation about the future of energy.