Energy Transition in Focus RBC Capital Markets

In a panel hosted by Ed Golder, Head of European Utilities & Renewables at RBC Capital Markets, experts including Hanns Koenig, Managing Director of Aurora Energy Research; Marcel Münch, SVP Finance, M&A and Investor Relations at EnBW; Dr. Frank Reiners, Chief Financial Officer at OGE (‘Open Grid’); and Marco Bartolini, Chief Financial Officer at Zhero, discussed Germany's energy transition towards Net Zero.

In a discussion on Germany’s energy’s transition related to investing in emerging energy transition technologies and moderated by Andrea Gerhaüsser, Director, Investment Banking, RBC Capital Markets, a panel of experts including Felix Colsman, CEO, DAH Gruppe; Daniel Saxena, CFO, SFC Energy AG; and Thomas Kalthoefer, Investment Director, DWS, discussed the potential of new technologies such as hydrogen to speed up decarbonisation.

In a discussion on Germany’s decarbonisation opportunities & challenges moderated by Ralph Ibendahl, Head, EMEA Transition, RBC Capital Markets a panel of experts including Michael Pfennig, Co-Head Infrastructure, Allianz Capital Partners; Catrin Jung, Head of offshore Wind, Vattenfall; Pierre Alan Graf, CEO, GETEC; and Alexander Aksenov, EVP Strategy & Corporate Development, Uniper, agreed that the country’s potential is vast and much progress has been made in decarbonising power generation, but challenges abound to accelerate efforts, from lack of political unity to the high costs involved.

In a keynote address during RBC Capital Markets' recent Energy Transition series focusing on Germany, Kunal Chandra, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at RWE, provided a critical assessment of Germany's energy transition. He discussed its feasibility, challenges, and the prospects of the country's ambitious journey towards decarbonization and energy sustainability.

In this, the twelve episode of the Energy Transition series, Tom Narayan, Autos Analyst at RBC Capital markets hosts a discussion with included Nakul Duggal, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Automotive for Qualcomm Technologies; Richard Tame, VP of Finance at Aurora; and Tom Fennimore, CFO at Luminar Technologies. On the future of vehicle automation and the hugely transformational opportunities for user experience and safety.

How can electricity grids adapt to become more dynamic as we move to increased renewables penetration as part of the energy transition?