On 22 May 2026, the Horizon Europe projects HEDGE-IoT, ODEON, TwinEU, and INSIEME jointly organised the webinar “Towards a Digitally Powered Green Transition: Scaling Innovation and Connectivity in Energy Services”, bringing together experts from across Europe to discuss how digital technologies are accelerating the energy transition.
The webinar explored how interoperability, AI, digital twins, data sovereignty, and intelligent energy services can support the development of a more flexible, resilient, and sustainable European energy ecosystem.
The session opened with remarks from Svetoslav Mihaylov (DG CONNECT), who highlighted the growing importance of collaboration and interoperability in enabling scalable digital energy innovation across Europe.
Project representatives then presented their approaches, technologies, and lessons learned from real-world implementations:
- Georg Hartners presented the INSIEME project and its work on advanced digital energy services and data integration.
- Moisés Antón introduced ODEON’s approach to interoperable and citizen-centric energy systems.
- Ilias Zafeiropoulos showcased TwinEU’s work on digital twins and the future evolution of integrated energy system modelling.
- Nikolaos Bilidis presented HEDGE-IoT’s vision for AI-enabled, interoperable, and edge-driven energy infrastructures.
The webinar also featured a panel discussion moderated by Raquel Castán Vidal (ODEON) and Vukašin Orsić (HEDGE-IoT). The discussion focused on some of the key challenges facing Europe’s digitally powered green transition, including interoperability between platforms and data spaces, scaling innovation beyond pilot projects, AI governance, energy data sharing, cyber resilience, and citizen engagement.
A recurring theme throughout the session was the need for stronger collaboration between Horizon Europe projects in order to develop reusable digital building blocks, common standards, and interoperable frameworks capable of supporting long-term impact beyond individual project lifetimes.
The recording of the webinar is now publicly available and offers valuable insights for researchers, energy stakeholders, policymakers, and innovators interested in the future of digital energy systems.