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Daniel Dobbeni

Daniel Dobbeni has over 40 years of experience in the energy industry. He is currently President of 50Hertz GmbH, Coreso S.A. KIC InnoEnergy Benelux and Vice President of GO15. He holds board positions in different companies and is President of the Energy Platform of the Vlerick Business School. Mr.  Dobbeni received his MSc in Industrial Engineering in Brussels and Business Management from Vlerick, Belgium and CEDEP, France.

Smart Power Anniversary Edition

Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities

Few industries in the U.S. are as stuck in the past as our utilities are. In the face of growing challenges from climate change and the need for energy security, a system and a business model that each took more than a century to evolve must now be extensively retooled in the span of a few decades. Despite the need, many of the technologies and institutions needed are still being designed or tested.