2025 in review | The EU Grids Package and SolarPower Europe's vision for an EU Flexibility Strategy

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of energy system flexibility in the EU's strategic priorities and the vision for a robust EU Flexibility Strategy.

2025 has been the year of putting energy system flexibility in the spotlight. As the EU launched its strategic priorities for the new EU political mandate: energy security, competitiveness, and climate. In this episode, our host Bethany Meban sits down with Dries Acke, Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe, to discuss why flexibility is essential for meeting the EU’s targets, and our key asks for a robust EU Flexibility Strategy. We also delve into the EU Grids Package and provide our in-depth ...

People in this episode

Host: Bethany Meban

Guest: Dries Acke

Topics covered

• energy system flexibility
• EU political mandate
• energy security
• competitiveness
• climate
• EU Flexibility Strategy

Keywords

• energy flexibility
• EU targets
• EU Grids Package
• SolarPower Europe
• climate strategy

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Organizations: SolarPower Europe, EU, EU Grids Package