Utilities

Humans started energy tech at least 400,000 years ago when we first mastered fire. Yetsomehow, for 399,990 years, our ancestors didn’t bother to ...

Seventeen years ago, I walked into Origin as a Personal Assistant. Not quite the power seat at the table, but arguably one of the best vantage points ...

Ten years ago, the relationship between utilities and startups looked very different from what it is today. At that time, the primary challenge was ...

Hydro-Québec, a 99% renewables-based and vertically integrated power utility, runs Canada’s most extensive fleet of hydro-electric power stations and ...

This year, CLP celebrates our 125th anniversary, while Free Electrons marks its first decade. Pausing to reflect on both milestones made me ask a ...

What began as a mission to connect global utilities with the world’s most value-adding energy-tech startups has evolved into an engine for the global ...

Back in 2016, we began to see early signals that the world of energy was changing. What had been a predictable, one directional system was shifting ...

As Europe’s energy systems enter a new phase of complexity, utilities are being asked to do more than decarbonise. They must modernise grids, ...

In 64 AD, Emperor Nero fiddled as Rome burned. In January 2026, geopolitical fiddling is upstaging the sparks from the climate crisis fuse. Many ...

It’s already October, which means that this year’s edition of Free Electrons is approaching its final event. 2022 has brought both new energy and new ...