We need to turn ambition into action in order to reach net zero goals and achieve energy transition, says ⁦@Gwenaelle_huet⁩ of Schneider Electric at ⁦⁦@Enlit_Europe⁩. Skills, technology and innovation are priorities for Europe to increase competitiveness.

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Interesting panel about skills for energy transition at ⁦@EnlitAfrica⁩. Takeaways: skills development needs to be shareholder priority, without ec growth prospect you don’t have projects to employ newly skilled people, diversity needs to be deliberate ⁦(@EnlitEurope⁩)

25 years ago, I composed the @BBCNews Theme Tune, which is broadcast around the world everyday. From the precise beeps of time to the powerful bass and dramatic drums for the headlines. This how I did it… #BBC #BBCNewsThemeTune #MusicProduction #Composer #SoundDesign #25Years

Africa receives only 3% of the global energy investment… how do you convince the public and private sector to invest in this continent? Read my story from @WECongress: https://t.co/0vQhyi4Zr1 (@Enlit_Europe, @PowerEngInt, @SmartEnergyTV) #RedesigningEnergy

“The idea of net zero changed the narrative from ‘who’ to ‘how’. The IRA changed the narrative by signalling that this is an industrial policy,” said ⁦@SebHenbest⁩ ⁦at @WECongress⁩ indicating that industrial policy can enable just transition. (⁦@SmartEnergyTV⁩)

At the opening of the ⁦@WECongress⁩, Angela Wilkinson asks attendees to put users first in energy transitions. “You have to engage with the demand side first and then you can think about the implications for the supply.” #redesigningenergy ⁦⁩(⁦@Enlit_Europe⁩)

Esbjerg Mayor Jesper Frost Rasmussen points out at ⁦@Enlit_Europe⁩ that people still want to cook dinner on Christmas Eve, even when it is dark and the wind is not blowing. A fair comment to illustrate the complexity of the new energy system. More: https://t.co/RjzkTnV8cI

Afgelopen weekend het boek ‘Een wolkenkrabber op de savanne’ van @KoertLindijer uitgelezen. In de afgelopen 40 jaar heeft hij als Afrika correspondent veel meegemaakt en het boek is een fijne balans tussen avontuur, analyse en reflectie op de buitenland journalistiek. Aanrader!

Great talk about critical raw materials for the energy transition with ⁦@peterhandley3⁩ & ⁦@EPRINews⁩’s Robert Chapman. Acknowledging that the EU & US had all eggs in one basket (China) for too long, they highlight initiatives to diversify supply chain. #PowerSummit23

“We are a super attractive sector,” says ⁦@cathmacgregor⁩ at ⁦@Eurelectric⁩’s #PowerSummit23, referring to the ability of the energy sector to offer jobs with a purpose: contributing to a clean energy future. #BalanceOfPower ⁦@Enlit_Europe⁩ ⁦@PowerEngInt⁩

At @Eurelectric⁩’s PowerSummit, ⁦opening, @JorgensenJuul⁩ shares 5 lessons from European energy crisis: stronger together, international partners are crucial, crisis response needs alignment with climate crisis, ec security = energy sec = climate sec #Balanceofpower

Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens Energy South Africa (⁦@SiemensAfrica⁩), emphasises at ⁦@EnlitAfrica⁩ the importance of local skills development now that Africa is focussing more and more on distributed energy systems. ⁦@SmartEnergyTV⁩ ⁦@PowerEngInt⁩

“A kilowatt saved is worth a lot more than a kilowatt produced,” says Vladimir Milovanovic of ⁦@SchneiderAfrica at⁩ ⁦@EnlitAfrica⁩ about the importance of energy efficiency for grid reliability in the energy transition #EnlitAfrica2023

The US has accused South Africa of providing ammunition to Russia through a Russian ship that docked at the Simon's Town naval base in Cape Town in December last year. | @JKwritingz https://t.co/94haMH4gBX

If South Africa thinks it can get away with hosting Putin in August by pulling out of the ICC it might want to read section 127 of the statute it signed.

CHART OF THE DAY: South Africa is weeks away from the southern hemisphere winter, when electricity demand surges. Eskom, the state-owned utility, is facing huge power shortfalls after a key coal-fired station failed. The country risks big blackouts in Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep #SouthAfrica

What's the difference between Minister of Energy and Minister of Electricity? #SONA2023

There's so much more to see on Day 3! Will you be walking the floor at #EnlitEurope today? Remember to take a selfie and use the hashtag #IAmEnlit

“The EV is the gateway drug for a renewable household. The energy system is transformed from the household upwards,” says ⁦@OctopusEnergy⁩ CEO Greg Jackson ⁦@Enlit_Europe.⁩ “Energy should not be boring anymore” #EnlitEurope