Speaker: Dr. Philipp Gerbert is a partner at the Boston Consulting Group and based in Munich. For the last few years he has focused almost exclusively on energy infrastructure assignments and is BCG's expert on energy technology. By background he is a physicist and holds a Master Degree from the LMU/MPI Munich and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.

Abstract: Climate change, but also fossil fuel costs and energy security, are triggering a fundamental rebuilding of the energy infrastructure.

The key challenges are:

Generation: Costs, intermittency and often distributed nature of renewable power generation, as well as storage.

Transmission, distribution and consumption: Smartening of the distribution infrastructure, including advanced grid control, smart meters, demand management and energy efficiency.

Transport: e-cars and alternative fuels.

The talk will provide an overview of these topics in global markets from a business perspective. It will separate myth from reality and point out key future challenges, including open technical issues.

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