#22A Who Keeps the Power Grid Stable? (AI dubbed via elevenlabs)

Show notes

Many applications that used to rely on oil or gas are now being electrified, whether in heating, mobility, or industry. The main reason is simple: many applications can be run far more efficiently with electricity than through the direct combustion of fossil fuels.

At the same time, electricity can be generated from different sources, including renewables and local sources. Oil and gas, by contrast, are limited and only available in certain places. Anyone who depends on them also remains dependent on resources that must be extracted and transported elsewhere.

This makes electricity a central building block of the energy transition, and the power grid itself one of the most critical systems of our future.

In this episode, I speak with Tobias Andrist, CEO of EBL in Liestal. Together, we explore how a power grid can remain stable when generation, consumption, and feed-in are becoming ever more decentralised and no longer occur in sync.

We talk about system stability, digitalisation, growing complexity, and where new opportunities are emerging, as well as where new risks lie.

More about EBL and its projects: https://www.ebl.ch