Smart Grids, Smarter AI: The GenAI Revolution

The smarter E Podcast Episode 238 | October 9, 2025 | Language: English

The European energy system is undergoing profound change, driven by the urgent need to combat climate change and secure a sustainable energy future. Underneath initiatives such as the European Green Deal this transition, opens up enormous opportunities but also brings with it considerable complexities. One Key to Smart grids is central to effectively managing this change, and smart grids - modernised electricity infrastructures that integrate digital technologies.

So what is the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) in the context of European smart grids? What can AI achieve? How AI also improve collaboration with humans in this area? And where are the dangers? We talk about this with Luís Vale Cunha.

About The smarter E Podcast

The smarter E podcast is all about the current trends and developments in a renewable, decentralized and digital energy industry. Our host welcomes and interviews personalities who shape our industry and drive developments forward. A new episode is published bi-weekly on Thursdays.

Luís Vale Cunha chairs the European Technology & Innovation Platforms (ETIPs) for Smart Networks for Energy Transition (SNET). Additionally, he is the Head of DSO Portugal and heads European Affairs. He is also a Member of the Board representing DSOs at the European level.

He is the author of the interesting book, "The Neo-Synthesis Age: Redefining Human Potential Through AI Collaboration," which is available on Amazon.

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