Episode 32: Advancing the energy transition
Thu Nov 27 2025
In this latest episode of Beyond the Summit: Australia 2030, Sandra James, Thomas Schlaak and Struan Buchanan from our Australian and global Power, Utilities & Renewables team take stock of the status of the energy transition, highlighting examples of both what and who is transitioning well.
They also chat about the growing need for modernising an electricity grid that is becoming more and more decentralised, particularly in the face of growing demand from AI and data centres, and the framework for how utilities can advance their capability and capacity to operating grids more smartly, more efficiently, and more reliably.
Connect with the speakers:
Sandra James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-james-87196a81/ Thomas Schlaak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-schlaak-2b85b55a/ Struan Buchanan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/struan-buchanan-a3885a3/
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In this latest episode of Beyond the Summit: Australia 2030, Sandra James, Thomas Schlaak and Struan Buchanan from our Australian and global Power, Utilities & Renewables team take stock of the status of the energy transition, highlighting examples of both what and who is transitioning well. They also chat about the growing need for modernising an electricity grid that is becoming more and more decentralised, particularly in the face of growing demand from AI and data centres, and the framework for how utilities can advance their capability and capacity to operating grids more smartly, more efficiently, and more reliably. Connect with the speakers: Sandra James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-james-87196a81/ Thomas Schlaak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-schlaak-2b85b55a/ Struan Buchanan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/struan-buchanan-a3885a3/