System integration key to absorbing price shocks says EASAC

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The European Academies Science Advisory Council says system integration is a strategic imperative for Europe to mitigate the impact of energy price crises.

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has published commentary arguing that for Europe to mitigate soaring energy prices and ensure security of supply, energy system integration is imperative, with home-grown renewables and grid modernisation forming its backbone. 

EASAC’s commentary emphasises that radical energy system transformation and integration has become a strategic imperative, providing a roadmap as debates intensify on how Europe can manage soaring energy prices, ensure security of supply, and restore affordability and industrial competitiveness.

It highlights how integrating renewable energy sources and modernising grid infrastructure can enable faster decarbonisation, reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets, alleviate grid congestion, and lower energy costs.

“Europe is facing simultaneous compounding pressure on energy security, cost-of- front, competitiveness of European industries and the impacts of climate change…we can solve all of these problems with one solution,” said Professor Neven Duić, Co-Chair of EASAC’s Energy Steering Panel.

Source: EASAC