The third event in the ESA Commercialisation Days series was dedicated to the synergies between the space and green energy sectors.
More than one hundred participants working at the intersection of space and green energy joined us on April 15 and 16, at ESA HQ in the heart of Paris for two days of panel discussions, keynote speeches, startup pitches and networking opportunities focusing around two key areas:
- Energy Sustainability: the commercialisation of space-based technologies to help leverage renewable energy in the context of the energy transition.
- Energy Resilience: the commercialisation of space-based technologies to help ensure continuous and affordable energy supply.
For both days, you will find below the video recordings, the list of speakers and their presentations.
Highlights from the event.
Day 1 – Energy Sustainability session
The event started with:
- A welcome video from Josef Aschbacher, Director General, ESA – link to the video.
- An introduction speech from Geraldine Naja, Head of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, ESA – link to the presentation.
Donatella Ponziani, Head of the ESA Commercialisation Gateway, opening the event.
Josef Aschbacher, Director General at ESA, welcoming the attendees.
Geraldine Naja, Head of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness at ESA, speaking about space commercialisation.
The opening of the first session focusing on Energy Sustainability featured two keynotes:
- What are the energy sector’s needs and challenges on the topic of sustainability? Brendan Reidenbach, Policy Analyst, IEA – link to the presentation.
- How can space assets tackle those needs and challenges? Rita Rinaldo, Head of Applications Projects and Studies Division, ESA – link to the presentation.
The startup pitches featured:
- Camilla Taylor, CFO, SatelliteVu – link to the presentation.
- Carolina Gomez Rodriguez, CEO, Flucto – link to the presentation.
- Frano Cetinic, CEO, EDInsights AS – link to the presentation.
- Simon Prüller, CEO, 2nd Cycle FlexCo – link to the presentation.
In recognition of the quality of the pitch provided, EDInsights AS won the award for “”Space Innovation for the Energy Transition.”
The roundtable discussion brought the following speakers together to discuss the key issues:
- Beatrice Barresi (moderator), Senior Sustainable Applications Officer, ESA
- Rainer Malmberg, Business Development Manager, Geospatial Solutions, IABG mbH
- Jonas Franke, Managing Director, RSS (Remote Sensing Solutions)
- Declan Kelleher, Head of Innovation & Technology Hydropower, Dams, Gruner Stucky Ltd
- Marie Nicod, Investment Director, Expansion VC
The first day ended with a keynote on SOLARIS by Sanjay Vijendran, Lead for the SOLARIS initiative at ESA– link to the presentation.
Highlights from day 1 of the event.
Day 2 – Energy Resilience session
The second day opened with a keynote from Anthea Comellini“ AOCS/GNC Engineer, Thales Alenia Space, and ESA reserve astronaut: “How will energy be leveraged for future life in space?” – link to the presentation.
Anthea Comellini“ AOCS/GNC Engineer, Thales Alenia Space, and ESA reserve astronaut, speaking at the event.
The opening of the second session focusing on Energy Resilience featured three keynotes:
- What are the energy sector’s needs and challenges on the topic of resilience? Alfonso Martinez-Felipe, Hydrogen Champion for the University’s Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen – link to the presentation.
- How can space assets tackle those needs and challenges? Davide Coppola, Head of Space Applications Initiatives Section, ESA – link to the presentation.
- How can Earth observation support energy resilience? Zoltan Bartalis, Climate Action, Sustainability & Science Department, ESA – link to the presentation.
The startup pitches featured:
- Max Aragon, CEO and Co-founder, Termatics – link to the presentation.
- Andreas Salentinig, CEO and Founder, Ubicube GMBH – link to the presentation.
- Lukas Prenner, CEO and Founder, Energy Family – link to the presentation.
- Andrea Gulisano, CEO and Founder, MESPAC – link to the presentation.
The roundtable discussion brought the following speakers together to discuss the key issues:
- Maria Zaretskaya (moderator), Business Applications and Partnerships Officer, ESA
- Oscar Del Castillo, Technical Project Manager and Lead Architect, Elia
- Sven Przywarra, Co-founder and co-CEO, LiveEO
- Marion Messador, Product Manager, Karryos
- Wojciech Walniczek, Partner, OTB VC
- Ian Llewellyn, Head of Energy Engineering, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Highlights from day 2 of the event.
Continuous commercialisation open calls (BASS, Incubed, FutureEO, etc.) specifically related to Green Energy can be found on the ESA Commercialisation Gateway call for opportunities webpage.
Discover open call for opportunities
Our next event in the ESA Commercialisation Days series will be dedicated to the synergies between the Space and Smart Cities sectors. If you are interested in delivering a keynote speech, a startup pitch or be part of the roundtable discussions please contact us.
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Full recording of day 1 of the event.
Full recording of day 2 of the event.
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